![]() ![]() To read about the trip in Surfing Magazine, click here. We returned the following January with Raph Bruhwiler, Keith Malloy, and a few other hardy souls, and the rest is history. We camped for five days and saw glimpses of what is one of the best waves in BC. Within hours we had been deposited on the beach we had been trying for three days to reach. Tasu Sound, Tatchu 13, Tatchu 13A, Tatchu Creek, Tatchu Point, Tatchu Rocks. A we drove away from the point and tried to think of alternatives, we managed to book a helicopter trip and I just threw down my credit card. Noota 4, Nootka, Nootka Cone, Nootka Island, Nootka Sound, Nootum River. The roads all ended in impenetrable forest, and our attempts to hoof it were fruitless. ![]() After three days of trying every method we could think of to get to the point, we gave up. Google Earth had just been launched, and Clay, myself, and friend Terry Gibson spent three grueling days camping in driving rain trying to reach a point break we had spotted in the satellite photos. If Clay hadn't have been with me, I might have died on more than one occasion, and he also almost killed me on a couple of others.Ī few years later Clay and I made a huge discovery. Here I forged a life-long friendship with owner/operator Clay Hunting (and his gorgeous girlfriend Silvi), which led to a lot of exploration in the northern parts of the island. ![]() Stage One was the Tatchu Peninsula hike, planned for six days/five nights. On this trip, I got the chance to visit Nootka Island (by seaplane) and stay at Tatchu Surf Adventures Eco-Lodge. The Secret Coast Expedition route was divided into four stages: the first three were coastal backpacking trips of around a week or so each, and the final stage was sea kayaking. It's located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, and is one of the few spots on this massive island where you can easily access the coast. Oh Canada! I first went to Tofino in 2005, which is the unofficial surf capitol of Canada. ![]()
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