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Spring Frolic at Beaumont Marine Park

Chilly three day visit to Beaumont Marine Park, S. Pender, Gulf Islands BC, sponsored by West Coast Paddlers
Fifteen souls gathered at Beaumont for a handful of days of paddling, eating, and slush dodging.
Fifteen souls gathered at Beaumont for a handful of days of paddling, eating, and slush dodging.		 Doug, Bruce, Dave launch from Port Browning, the easy access.
Doug, Bruce, Dave launch from Port Browning, the easy access.		 Via the Pender Canal, a manmade waterway separating the two Penders.
Via the Pender Canal, a manmade waterway separating the two Penders.		 At times, a bit of current under the bridge; here is Greg from N. Saanich.
At times, a bit of current under the bridge; here is Greg from N. Saanich.
Doug, stroking underneath.
Doug, stroking underneath.		 Bruce in the distance.
Bruce in the distance.		 The wide expanse of beach fronting Beaumont, locus for fifteen tents and hammocks.
The wide expanse of beach fronting Beaumont, locus for fifteen tents and hammocks.		 Small point adjacent to the Beaumont Beach.
Small point adjacent to the Beaumont Beach.
Skull Islets, offshore.
Skull Islets, offshore.		 And Poet Cove Resort at the far end of Bedwell Harbour.
And Poet Cove Resort at the far end of Bedwell Harbour.		 The Wind Dancer on the beach, disgorging its mantra.
The Wind Dancer on the beach, disgorging its mantra.		 Beautiful tent sites behind the berm, certainly a midden area.
Beautiful tent sites behind the berm, certainly a midden area.
Our second day was the last for most of the others, caught packing up in the morning.
Our second day was the last for most of the others, caught packing up in the morning.		 Houston's Solander
Houston's Solander		 Dan's fine Pygmy Coho, stuffed with daughter Maddie's kit.
Dan's fine Pygmy Coho, stuffed with daughter Maddie's kit.		 Tall Mark packing up.
Tall Mark packing up.
Elmo loading his blue poly boat.
Elmo loading his blue poly boat.		 Greg's monster pile of gear.
Greg's monster pile of gear.		 Which fits into this boat! Greg is about 6-4.
Which fits into this boat! Greg is about 6-4.		 Mystery kayak, next to ...
Mystery kayak, next to ...
Philip, cramming gear into and onto his boat.
Philip, cramming gear into and onto his boat.		 A cheery guy, with a great not-a-heart-attack tale.
A cheery guy, with a great not-a-heart-attack tale.		 Just ask him about the commode in the next bed.
Just ask him about the commode in the next bed.		 Philip's very tidy attachment for his sail.
Philip's very tidy attachment for his sail.
Toredo wood, in Candi's hands.
Toredo wood, in Candi's hands.		 Worm sculpture at its finest.
Worm sculpture at its finest.		 Could not coax a smile out of Houston. This looks like the Russian Princess pose.
Could not coax a smile out of Houston. This looks like the Russian Princess pose.		 We three circumnavigated S Pender on a bluebird day, best one we had, at slack tide.
We three circumnavigated S Pender on a bluebird day, best one we had, at slack tide.
Bruce and Doug, just off the beach.
Bruce and Doug, just off the beach.		 Bruce off Poet Cove, multimillion dollar development,
Bruce off Poet Cove, multimillion dollar development,		 Floats and dockage galore.
Floats and dockage galore.		 Good public ramp, also.
Good public ramp, also.
Forty-foot cruiser left as we slid by.
Forty-foot cruiser left as we slid by.		 The boys and the cruiser, leaving Poet Cove, headed east.
The boys and the cruiser, leaving Poet Cove, headed east.		 Light at the edge of the Cove.
Light at the edge of the Cove.		 Gear on drifwood, outside point on S. Pender. That's all, folks!
Gear on drifwood, outside point on S. Pender. That's all, folks!

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bartenderdave25-Apr-2008 03:48
You bet, Daniel. Good to meet you. We had an uneventful trip around S. Pender, which could have used a couple more paddlers.
Guest 23-Apr-2008 18:14
Great Photos Dave, thanks for putting them up. I wish I hadn't left before the trip around South Pender, would have loved to had a gander at Plumper Sound and Saturna. Maybe next year! :O)

See you on the water!
Daniel
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