GIGAbite v1.0 is a 4 day, 3 night camp out with an emphasis on all round fitness and gourmet food. The schedule is as follows:

Monday Day 1- ferry to Pender, Hope Bay to Dinner Bay for disc golf, set up camps, dinner at the pub 8nm

Tuesday Day 2- Thieves Bay to Browning via Pender bluffs. Stop for main meal at Poets Cove, hike Mount Norman 9nm

Wednesday Day 3- Browning to St John point to hike, Irish Bay, Winter Cove, main meal at Saturna Pub. Evening disc golf (optional plan Port Washington around Prevost island, dinner Copper Otter)

Thursday Day 4 - Pack up early, Mortimer Spit to Saturna Beach and Taylor Point ruins, back to Saturna beach, main meal at Sage Hayward Feral Goat bistro. Late ferry back to Victoria.

Since there are two GIGAbite tours planned (June 23-26, July 7-10) participants must choose only one of them. The invite is going out early in order to get a sense of numbers. The paddle manifest will be finalized early in the new year.

Always dress for the possibility of immersion and please bring a drybag containing a spare change of clothes. The drybag goes in your kayak with you, not in your car at the launch site. Please bring a lunch or snacks and sufficient beverage to keep you hydrated, as well as a thermos of something warm. Your paddle leader will introduce the plan and make sure everyone is comfortable with the requirements. Please stay off the water until the group is ready. If you have a VHF radio please bring it with you.