When Dave and I started talking about a trip for 2007 we didn’t have approved time off from our jobs.
We didn’t have a plan, really.
We were inspired to get back to the coast and do something a little more ambitious than we had done before.
The 2005 trip introduced me to the area and convinced me that I had to return again and again and again until I could say that I had paddled the West Coast of Canada. Bumping into Keith Webb at the conclusion of that trip in the bar at Shearwater was amazing fortune as he introduced us to the legend of Kayak Bill and planted some seeds for this trip. His on-line article for Sea Kayaker Magazine fertilized those seeds. We walked into that bar motivated by pizza and beer and walked out inspired by the legend of a dead man. If you are unfamiliar with Kayak Bill read Keith's excellent online article here: http://www.seakayakermag.com/2005/Oct05/KayakBillReq.htm
