Time to go to Mexico

I got up the next day and was going over my charts and books, when 2 men came up from a boat and started talking to me. They were helping me plan my route with the tide and curents and it just was not going to work with the time that I had and the charts that were wrong, not to say that my kayaking skills need to be a lot better, and my kayak is coming unglued again! I did not sit myself up to succeed and did not give the sea enuf respect, so after 4 days I am done. I love my life and my family and am not ready to resk loosing any of it. So I have 1 year to plan, if any one wants to go next summer, let me know because I now know that two or more people is much safer, than one.
I had a great time, learned a lot and now am going to Mexico to see my wife. Kelly

Pender Island

Left at 7:30am and went to the south end of Pender Island to check in with customs. I intended to cut straight for it which would have been about 10 miles, but the current thought differently. I set a coarse and was being pushed sideways faster than I was going forward. It wasn't to bad until this small island that was 5 miles away got within 1/4 mile and the whirlpool was crazy! I turned and paddled as hard as I could and after 10 minutes I was in the same spot, so I told my self don't panic, turn go with the current and shoot for the back side of the island. Well I'm writing this so it must of worked, but that was crazy scary. I got in to customs and it was this beautiful place big hotel, swimming poll, café, I stayed for a couple hours and talked to Margarita about it.

I then followed the shore line to the other end of Pender, where I was going to camp, after about 71/2 miles I was getting worried because it should only be around 6. Well I pulled in to this bay and asked this young lady about this place and she said oh! That's back about 2 miles it's really hard to see with the water break. So I turned around and went back, it was right where she said it would be. I went up to the marina and asked about camping, they said we have not had camping in 10 years! But on my chart it said you have camping? They asked what chart do you have? I showed them and they said oh ya that's all wrong, this has happen before he said.
He showed me where I could hide a tent so no one could see, and gave me the code to the wash rooms, so it worked out all right. Until next time, kelly