Kayaking, Churchill Islands, Georgian Bay

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The 30,000 Islands in Georgian Bay have a limited number of public access points for kayakers. Britt on Byng Inlet is one of the more accommodating. From this inlet a number of 'crown land' island chains are waiting to be explored, all within a weekend's paddling distance. Lets pick The Churchills this time around.

Itinerary:

Friday: Leave Kitchener-Waterloo after work and drive five hours to Britt, Ontario. Tent for the night at icecreamontherocks.com

Saturday: Launch kayaks 8:00 am and paddle north to the Churchill Islands 20 odd km away. Tent for the night on a rock of your choosing.

Sunday: Return to Britt by 4:30 pm. Commence 5 hour drive home.

Costs:

$40 shared gas + $10 camping Friday night + $4 kayak launch + $10 shared parking for the weekend = $64 (estimate before tax)

add kayak rental if necessary ($34 x 2 ) = $68

$64 + $68 = $132

Kayak Rentals:

Swift, Waubaushene (http://swiftoutside.com/stores/rentals.php). 705-538-0881 Hard to make closing time Friday. Ditto for Monday, although, they have drop off after hours options.

Adventure Guide (http://advguide.com/rentals/), Waterloo, 519-886-3121. Great policies for weekend rentals, pickup Friday and return Monday. Long distance to haul kayaks.

White Squall (http://www.whitesquall.com/rentals.html) (705) 342-5324, Nobel, Ontario. Open until 8:00 pm Friday, closes at 5:30 Sunday.

Difficulty:

55 km over two days. Open water stretches. (Point of reference, High Dump, Bruce National was 18 km one way, Big Rock base camp Killarney was 15 km one way)

Links:

Shared Document (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtI1mHVqaf-jdDJndWsxaXFZQWVZY2ZqQ0k2ZmFTcVE#gid=0) for car and kayak sharing

Gmap (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5997496) of approximate route.

Notes: Icecreamontherocks.com (http://icecreamontherocks.com/) 705-383-0955