My last post was admittedly a bit of whinge about how summer has whizzed passed and I hadn't done many of the things that I'd wanted to do-- including getting out in the canoe (aka "The Red Dragon"...haha). But just after my online pout, Ty patched the canoe and we had a chance to go for a short paddle last weekend out of Kloiya Bay.
Kloiya is just a few minutes out of town, with an easy to miss turn off just after the Galloway Rapids Bridge. If you don't have a boat of your own, Skeena Kayaking rents rough and tumble plastic kayaks there during the summer time. We had Ty's siblings and another friend with us who all rented without any issue (though apparently the paddles were extremely heavy).
We headed out later in the afternoon than we'd hoped, so we weren't out for long -- just a couple of hours. Despite the overcast skies with rain off and on throughout, it was really lovely. Nothing nicer than being out on the water.
We had a few seals following along, and the kayaks could easily tuck in close to the rocky shorelines to scope out the intertidal life. We hung a right heading out of Kloiya Bay (northeast), taking us up Denise Inlet. If you go left, you'll head into Morse Basin which leads you either to the Galloway Rapids and the Wainright Basin, or towards Butze Rapids and Prince Rupert.
It was a great spot to spend the afternoon. If we go again I'll pack a picnic and maybe a crab trap and spend a bit more time out there exploring. Fingers crossed September is a beauty month and summer holds on a little longer...
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