This will be considered a 'Destination Paddle', as we will be stopping at the Dinghy Dock Pub on Protection Island for lunch, so make sure you bring your wallet! Please note, although there will be help ,all paddlers should be comfortable in exiting and re-entering their kayak from a dock. The pub does have 'kayak parking', and we will be using this area. Plan is launch from Brechin St boat launch. There is a daily parking fee of $6, if memory serves correct. We will head north circumnavigating Newcastle Island. Stopping at the beach on Newcastle, tor a quick look around, as it is a very nice park. Then paddle across to the Dinghy dock pub on Protection Island for lunch. A bit of Kayak Glamping, without the overnite part! The paddle back to the boat ramp is about 25 minutes from the pub. NOTE: OTW time is for 10:30, not 10. We expect to be at the pub for 12:30-1:00PM, then with luck on the road home before 3:00pm. As this is up Island, understand this is a full day, including traveling.

NOTE: Our return from the pub puts us in the Nanaimo Harbour, and it is a float plane port, so care must be exercised when traversing this area. Following the paddle leader is a must!

AS this is up island, we may still go up, but shorten the paddle, if weather is bad. I am hoping for no issues.

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.