Port Renfrew
Day 0 nm Cum. 208 nm
Heavy fog all day today out in the strait. Very foggy here in the harbor this morning, sunny mid-day and clouding up in the afternoon. Lots of fishing boats making their way into the harbor to seek protection from the coming storm. I’m staying on shore. Environment Canada has issued a Gale warning through at least Sunday so it looks like I’ll be on shore a while.
Getting to know some of the folks here in Port Renfrew. Bob, what an awesome guy, loaded my stuff and me into his van and drove me up the hill to the motel. Leah, a server at the Port Renfrew Hotel restaurant, is an avid surfer and will represent Canada at the world surfing championships (leaves in 5 days) in Portugal – good lats! Don, at the motel, lost his wife recently and it’s left a huge hole in his life. These are really good and hospitable people.
I met Julie from Auburn at the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium – what a nice lady. She’s a breast cancer survivor and asked me to tell you about the Fred Hutchinson Survivorship Program for Cancer Patients. It’s another great program offered at the Hutch. Here’s the link:
http://www.fhcrc.org/patient/support/
There are so many wonderful opportunities for those of us who are truly grateful for our health to help those less fortunate.
Here’s the link to learn about my mom who died of breast cancer and how to contribute to help find a cure:
http://getinvolved.fhcrc.org/goto/Dorothy.MacGregor
Thank you very much
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Dan,
Glad to hear that you've reached Port Renfrew. Hope you'll get some good R&R there as you wait for the storm to blow through. West of Port Renfrew there's a stretch of about 15 miles with no beaches, just a rocky shelf, so you'll want to be fresh and have good weather before you tackle that.
Sombrio is beautiful, isn't it? I've surfed there a couple times, just inside those kelp beds.
Sounds like you're enjoying the trip and meeting some nice people along the way. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. Steve led a good flatwater team paddling practice on Saturday, but we missed you.
All the best!
Mike Thompson
Hi Dan!
We arrived home in Des Moines today from our cruise, and, as promised, looked you up and there you are!
We had a nice time getting to know you, and are honored to have been a small part of your journey!
We'll keep up with your trip and will do some fundraising for you as well...
Thanks for the efforts on behalf of breast cancer research and treatment. As you said, its a good fit.
Take care!
Erin and Tom and the Samoyeds
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