Clay and Wattles

Well, summer is here again. That means we’re leaving tomorrow on another sustainable vacation. This time, my wife Roberta and I are traveling from Yellowknife to Prince George, BC by bus, on to Prince Rupert by tandem bike, over to Haida Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) by ferry, and down to SGang Gwaay Llnagaay at the south end of Gwaii Haanas National Park in a double kayak. We’ll paddle back up to Sandspit or Skidegate, possibly bike to Port Clements or Masset and back, then take the ferry to Prince Rupert again and the bus home.

The reason I call this trip “Origami Tour 2009″ is because we have a folding bike, a folding kayak, and a folding house (i.e. a tent) that we’ll be using on the trip.

The map below shows our planned route. The little sailboat represents our kayak, which actually does have a sail.

Rough distances for the human powered parts of the trip (assuming we don’t take any shortcuts):

• Prince George to Prince Rupert by bike: 721 kms
• Moresby Camp to SGang Gwaay and back by kayak: 340 kms
• Skidegate to Masset and back by bike: 204 kms

View Origami Tour 2009 in a larger map

We’ll try to update this map and post our adventures when we can.