Sea kayaking with orcas is up close and personal
By Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review Posted September 23, 2008
While some people are content to simply watch killer whales, sea kayakers have a yen to experience them.
The payoff for investing a few days and a little muscle power can be huge, as another eclectic group of adventurers learned this summer in the fabled orca waterways off northeastern Vancouver Island.
Read more: Absolutely Killer, The Spokesman-Review Sept. 2008
By Norie Quintos, a senior editor at National Geographic Traveller Magazine August 2008
Kayaking British Columbia
Whale-Watching by Kayak in British Columbia Senior editor Norie Quintos edits Traveler's annual Tours of a Lifetime issue, which selects the 50 best guided tours of the year. So what did she do on her family vacation? She took two tours out West. This week she blogs about sea kayaking in British Columbia; next week, rafting on Idaho’s Salmon River. And the following week, she'll share tips on planning a great family trip. It took three flights and an hour-long boat ride from northern Vancouver Island to get to Hurst Island, in the heart of one of British Columbia’s newest provincial parks, God’s Pocket. There, a charming seven-room lodge at the water’s edge served as our base for exploring the area by kayak.
Read more: Whale Watching by Kayak in British Columbia, National Geographic Traveller August 2008
