Thanks for the tip. Have to see if I can persuade the wife. (She was aiming for one of the gulf islands).

Both the Okoever Inlet Campground and the kayaking around looks nice. I assume tidal currents are less of an issue here compared to gulf islands  also.

Martin

--- On Thu, 7/7/11, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Waterfront campsites on Vancouver island and Bella Coola,              British Columbia?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Received: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 2:53 AM
> Good call Roger!� We spent a few
> days at the Okover Inlet Campground a few
> years ago.� Pretty nice except for the guys who
> cruised the campground in
> the afternoon trying to steal my guitar at 3 in the
> morning...
> 
> Absolutely perfect kayaking though!� ;)
> 
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > dear traveler
> > step it up a little to the end of the road and the
> opening to desolation
> > sound marine park
> > drive ye north to the sunshine coast via gibsons out
> of horseshoe bay ferry
> > terminal
> > proceed through the tangle of sechelt peninsula to
> egmont where you will
> > catch the ferry to saltery bay
> > then travel along to powell river ... and or lund and
> or oakeover where
> > your
> > kyaks can splash into water considered ... the best
> cold saltwater diving
> > ... the best yachting outside of the mediterranean and
> the best kayaking in
> > the world ... ( diving is not mine but told to me by
> others ) the rest i
> > have partaken in ...
> > you can continue onto vancouver island using the ferry
> to little river from
> > powell river if you really have any effort left in you
> ...
> > that trip took me almost ten years after i got here
> even though i was
> > initially headed there
> > call if you come 604.414.6266
> > regards
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Poppie Jagersand
> > <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>wrote:
> >
> > > Trip update:
> > >
> > > Made it from Edmonton AB to Vancouver BC, 1400 or
> so km of the 3500
> > total.
> > >
> > > Started out driving straight through Alberta,
> since we see our home
> > > province on our weekend trips.
> > >
> > > Camped on Kinbasket lake the first night, near
> Valemount, BC. The west
> > > Canoe reach rd has many nice informal camping
> sites with morning sun and
> > a
> > > beautiful view south along the lake and of the
> rockies to the east. This
> > is
> > > an active logging road though so it was good we
> went there on a Sunday,
> > when
> > > it was quiet.
> > >
> > > Second day we went to Paul lake provincial park,
> near Kamloops, BC. Liked
> > > the beach and picknick area, but campsites were
> far away from that. We
> > ended
> > > up staying the day at the beach and bbq:ed, but
> didn't camp there.
> > >
> > > Third day I had planned to camp and kayak at Lake
> Alouette, a bit north
> > > east of Vancouver. However we stopped at Kirby,
> where the Fraser river
> > meets
> > > the Harrison river. There were beautiful
> waterfront campsites at the
> > small
> > > provincial park just at the river confluence, and
> a historic site nearby
> > to
> > > explore. Water table was higher than normal, so
> our campsite was
> > literally a
> > > couple of meters from the waters edge. Kayaked
> upstream in the Harrison
> > > river as far as we endured against the current
> and then floated back.
> > Kirby
> > > is easily found if one drives Hwy 7 instead of
> the busy Transcanada 1.
> > >
> > > Now we are in Burnaby. Looking to take the ferry
> to Vancouver Island
> > > tomorrow. Still haven't made plans for the
> Vancouver island part of the
> > > trip, and where to find the nicest camping and
> kayaking on the gulf coast
> > of
> > > Vancouver island.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Martin (and '82 Diesel Westy, '75 wife and '09
> daughter)
> > >
> > > --- On Sun, 7/3/11, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
> > > > Received: Sunday, July 3, 2011, 11:23 AM
> > > >
> > > > Today we start our trip. Wife has some
> meetings in Burnaby
> > > > next week so will stay in a nearby
> campground with my kid
> > > > the first days. Anmore camplands in
> Coquitlam seemed like a
> > > > good compromise between close to Burnaby and
> quiet setting.
> > > >
> > > > Then we go to Vancouver Island, drive north
> along the
> > > > island and take the ferry from Port Hardy to
> Bella Coola.
> > > >
> > > > We bring a folbot greenland kayak with us,
> and I would love
> > > > some tips for where to be able to camp and
> take kayak day
> > > > trips with my 2 year old. It would be ideal
> if we can camp
> > > > and launch from the campsite. (Having the
> 2year old running
> > > > around regular boat launches where big
> trucks and trailer
> > > > drive when I prepare the kayak is not so
> good..)
> > > >
> > > > So if anyone has tips for quiet launch spots
> on vancouver
> > > > island, ideally campapble, please let me
> know.
> > > >
> > > > The ferry between port hardy and Bella Coola
> sometimes
> > > > stops in a few places on the way. Any of
> these worth taking
> > > > a stopover at?
> > > >
> > > > From Bella Coola we drive back towards
> Alberta via rte
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > > Complete route is:
> > > >
> > >
> > http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=11645+Saskatchewan+Dr+NW,+Edmonton,+AB&daddr=52.744751,-119.101099+to:burnaby,+bc+to:Port+Hardy,+British+Columbia+to:Bella+Coola,+British+Columbia+to:51.124213,-115.839844+to:Edmonton,+AB&hl=en&geocode=FQ_SMAMd_J47-SkneNnGiSGgUzFpFg44pwZXKQ%3BFS_SJAMdVanm-A%3BFWV67wIdnJGr-Clzg5whqHeGVDFpsVKHc3IK3Q%3BFbX3BQMdS51m-CmL7UkaLHxkVDEIndkGssZotg%3BFZ8lHwMdsMFx-ClPv6twd3l6VDG_AIQFSgNavQ%3B%3BFYwCMQMd7EU8-Skj_96ARSKgUzFdFfZKDKAfQQ&gl=ca&mra=dpe&mrsp=5&sz=5&via=5&vps=1&sll=52.908902,-117.729492&sspn=12.208181,27.905273&ie=UTF8
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > roger w
> >� From Proverbs:
> > Under three things the earth trembles, under four it
> cannot bear up: a
> > servant who becomes king ...
> >
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> Jake
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