Settling in on Spring Island

For this fishing trip we were camping on Spring Island. The good folks at West Coast Expeditions who are good friends of JF's have a very nice camp on that island. They do a range of trips for people who want to get out and experience nature in that far northwest part of Vancouver Island. Most of their trips are kayaking trips where they lead people with wide ranges of kayaking experience to explore the waters of Kyuquot Sound. 

David Pinel heads up West Coast Expeditions. The week we were there he and four guides helped us and kept us fed. 

Most of the guests were there for a five day sea kayak tour. There were just three of us there for fishing: JF, Jeanne and myself. 

The camp was great. It's on a protected bay on the inside (east) of Spring Island. The main area was a clearing with a fire surrounded by seating and a driftwood structure that held the kitchen and dining room. It also held all of the kayaks and gear. Not far from there were hot showers. And just down the trail from there along the bay there are large tents for guests. Pretty darn comfortable.

A few pictures of the nautical chart showing where Spring Island is, starting from most zoomed in view:

Once we got our gear off the water taxi we all circled round the fire and Dave Pinel welcomed us, we introduced ourselves, and he gave us an overview of what we'd be up to all week, info about the camp, and led us to our tents. 

Here was my home for the week. Pretty comfy and nice view of the bay:

Then some of the First Nations folks from the village of Kyuquot came over and made us a dinner of salmon roasted over an open fire. During dinner they told us of the history of their people and about their lives now.

Then after dinner JF worked with Jeanne and I to help us get gear together for fishing the next morning.

Since we'd be getting up before dawn the next day to go fishing it was now time for bed!