I’m going to start this series with a tour of Sechelt Inlet which my family and I have explored by kayak and on our 1930′s wooden boat, Jazz Age. The head of the inlet is just a couple of kilometers from our home and the entire inlet is an amazing body of water. It extends north from the town of Sechelt BC, through the Skookumchuck tidal rapids to Egmont, a distance of about 20 miles (32 km). Branching off the right side of the inlet are two other inlets, Salmon (14 miles – 23 km long) and Narrows (9 miles -15 km long).
I’ll be sharing photos of our explorations during the past several years and I hope you enjoy the experience as much as we did.
Welcome to the world of blogging to my favourite photographer.
Good work, Ken. Look forward to more of your boat trip adventures.
I am looking forward to reading this and reliving all those wonderful memories. Thanks.
Do you miss that boat yet?? Glad I got to spend some time out there with you both.
Since starting this blog I must admit I’m having a few twinges.
Right about now you’d be starting to make the ‘to do’ list of all the things that need fixing or painting.
That’s right. Remembering what it took to keep the boat looking the way it did always manages to give me a reality check. Great memories though.
Nice job, Kenneth! I’ll being looking forward to more! Keep it up!
That boat looks like it’s right out of a period film. Beautiful craft!
The boat was literally a dream come true. After reading ‘A Curve of Time’ by M. Wylie Blanchet many years ago we had a deep seated desire to do some coastal exploring ourselves but were always a little bit fearful to do so. One day after a long kayak trip we realized we wanted to go further and see more so decided a boat would be the answer. Within days we found Jazz Age and it was love at first sight. It turned out to be the perfect boat for us – slow, seaworthy, beautiful and economical. However, old wooden boats are extremely time consuming and labour intensive. After 3 years of boating our acreage was getting sorely neglected so we decided to give it up. Still have the kayaks though.
I love the header photo…except for the trees on the right, it looks like a painting!
I look forward to seeing more…
Good to see your posts – I’m trying to do the same, but all I seem to get is SPAM – urgghhh!