Mike's Kayak Journal, all photos taken on 2011-07-5

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Port hardy
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Approximate location: 50.72662N / 127.48293W.

Port Hardy
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Approximate location: 50.72662N / 127.48293W.

Channel marker in Hardy Bay with eagles
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Approximate location: 50.72943N / 127.48267W.

Another human powered boat in Hardy Bay
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Approximate location: 50.76741N / 127.48861W.

I turned into the channel behind Duval Island
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Approximate location: 50.76928N / 127.50765W.

From a distance this gap looked like an arch in one of the Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.80527N / 127.46301W.

Low tide kelp on the Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.80574N / 127.46291W.

British Columbia mainland behind the Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.80681N / 127.46241W.

Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.80709N / 127.46252W.

Low tide kelp on the Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.80833N / 127.46325W.

The east shore of the Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.81029N / 127.46739W.

The east shore of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.81964N / 127.484W.

The east shore of The Gordon Islands
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Approximate location: 50.82623N / 127.49557W.

The east shore of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83885N / 127.53799W.

A gap in the rocks of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83861N / 127.53878W.

Barnicle covered rock on Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83861N / 127.53878W.

Protected cove on the east side of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83865N / 127.5388W.

One small campside above the high tide on the east side of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83865N / 127.5388W.

Small islands on the west side of Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.83649N / 127.55693W.

South end of Hurst Island
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Approximate location: 50.8388N / 127.56146W.

A family of golden eagles over Hurst Island
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Approximate location: 50.8405N / 127.57543W.

A calm cove on Hurst Island
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Approximate location: 50.84417N / 127.57648W.

Indian village site with beautiful moss carpet
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Approximate location: 50.84419N / 127.57622W.

I ran into a fun group of Canadian kayakers who are camping on Bell Island
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Approximate location: 50.84181N / 127.56895W.

A lighthouse in the distance is on Balaklava Island
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Approximate location: 50.84764N / 127.57989W.

Much of Hurst Island drops steeply into the water
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Approximate location: 50.84041N / 127.59642W.

I found one beach with a mossy camping spot and stayed there for the night
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Approximate location: 50.83232N / 127.58871W.