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This was a 6-day trip to the God's Pocket area off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. Prior to the trip we held a planning meeting to review individual responsibilities, develop our trip plan, our paddle plan and our travel plans to Port Hardy, British Columbia. Saturday July 6th Group members toured the town of Port Hardy, visited the museum, coffee shops, bakery and lone grocery store. Late afternoon we assembled at The Sporty (a local watering hole) to firm up the launch time, launch location (Carrot Park), review segment leaders and parking for the trip. Sunday July 7th Our 9-person group hit the water at 7:30 am under calm winds and fair skies. Our first team of leaders took us to Duval Point, then we made a left turn up Goletas Channel to Songhees Creek arriving at 9:45 am. This is a beautiful location with a year-round water supply, wilderness camping and two black bears to welcome us. Mother bear was showing junior how to search for tasty treats along the s