Flat Earth Photography Barkley Sound

2005

Early April may not seem like the best time of year for exploring the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island by kayak but I managed to find four friends willing to share an adventure...The Broken Island Group archipelago in Barkley Sound has a bit of everything for a true west coast experience: old growth forests, whales, sea lions, open ocean, sheltered inlets and a gorgeous backdrop of coastal mountain ranges. Despite a week of challenging weather we were able to explore the group quite extensively...it also didn't hurt that we had the entire Park to ourselves!

The weather provided one thing at least: numerous opportunities for striking imagery as one weather front moved in on top of another creating striking skies, rainbows, hailstorms as well as incredible sunsets...never a dull moment!

2006

A return trip to Barkley Sound and the Broken Islands Group in late April this year proved a bit more rewarding: balmy weather, clear blue skies and calm seas are what greeted our group of paddlers this year. Good food and a relaxed atmosphere made for a great vacation...did I mention the food?!? Chocolate fondue, sate chicken with peanut sauce, gourmet cheese with artisanal bread made on Salt Spring accompanied by roasted peppers, garlic and coleslaw.

Our camp on tropical Clarke Island was the highlight of this year's trip: the penthouse suite of the Group out on the westernmost edge.