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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Kayaking

Sunday was HOT. In fact, according to my personal calendar it's the only summer day we've had so far this year. We were out on the Saanich Peninsula for an art show and stopped at this lovely little beach afterwards. It was also the disembarkation point for this group of kayakers in their colorful little boats. This has become a popular sport here. The word "kayak" comes from the Inuktitut language to describe the boat developed by them and other northern peoples. Wikipedia has an interesting article on this HERE. The low mountain in the background on the left is Saltspring Island, one of the Gulf Islands.

8 comments:

Mike Laplante said...

A nice kayak trip is down Tod Inlet at the south end of Saanich Inlet. Very peaceful...blessedly quiet.

Also, if you get into Gowland Tod Provincial Park, there's a high point above Squally Reach where you get a great view of the length of Saanich Inlet. (Covered it a couple of weeks ago on my site...)

Chrissy Brand said...

Wow, what a fantastic view- looks fun to be on the water.

Chrissy
http://mancunianwave.blogspot.com/

Carola said...

Beautiful place for kayaking. I can imagine that it is popular there.

RedPat said...

So many people from here (Toronto) have moved out to Saltspring and from this pic I can see why!

JoJo said...

So glad you guys finally had a nice day! Looks like the kayakers had a great time too.

Priyanka Khot said...

Magical place. Love the clash of green of the hills and the blue of the water.

Jack said...

Kayaks are becoming popular in many places now. They are simple and inexpensive and easy for beginners to get started with. Thanks for showing the kayakers in Victoria.

Hugo M. said...

Please tell me that you use one of these too! great way to spend the day. Looks awesome!