Park along the roadside and launch down the path at Moses Point. We will head north across Satellite Channel to the south tip of Salt Spring Island at Cape Keppel. We will noodle along the shoreline of the island to Isabella Point and then across the mouth of Fulford Harbour to our destination @ Russell Island (Gulf Islands National Park). Lunch on one of the nicest beaches in the Gulf Islands. There will be time at lunch to explore the island and take in some of the Kanaka history. After lunch, we will circumnavigate the island and then head back across the channel to Arbutus Island (just off Piers Island) and then along the north shoreline of the Saanich Peninsula and back to our launch point.

******Moses Point launch site is a bit of a walk from the car parking area so bring (borrow) kayak wheels for your boat.

Our debrief will be at The Roost at East Saanich Rd and McTavish Rd in North Saanich.

If too windy in Satellite Channel, we will launch from Moses Point, but head south along the shoreline into Deep Cove and past Warrior Point and into Pat Bay. After lunch in Pat Bay, we will head back to Moses Point. Total distance for Plan B is approx. 8.0nm.

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.