Advanced Leadership and Wilderness Camping
The students developed the paddle plan having been provided with minimal direction prior to meeting at Washington Park on June 16. We compared plans, agreed on the best one, loaded our boats and off we went. The first task which was new to several paddlers was a call to Seattle traffic to communicate our plan for crossing Rosario Strait. Once safely across Rosario the students were challenged with a change in plans and had to make a decision on where to camp for the first evening. They also had to solve an equipment failure on one of the kayaks while in the swirling waters in and around the Bird Rocks reserve. James Island was night one's destination. Once tents were set up we returned to our boats and paddled around James Island over to Decatur Head then back to camp. Sunny skies during the day gave way to a beautiful, mild evening. Miles paddled 11.2. Day 2 arrived with a light rain and light breezes. Prior to launching a call to Seattle traffic was made. Just before we ente