Thursday, April 23, 2009

Spring Seat Sale

Testimonial

Get ready for summer! There are a few seats left on our May 9and May 23 Leadership courses and we want to fill them! We areoffering a 50% discount. That brings the cost to $775 plus $115
for accommodation.
Although designed for professional guide candidates, thiscourse is also appropriate for intermediate paddlers who want
the full-on, start-to-finish adventure kayaking course with afocus on leadership. learn more about our courses
To register please call 1-877-422-9453. Please mention thisnewsletter when you call.

2 New Slide Shows Now on Line!
We've added two slide shows to our site. One features ourcourses, the second our personal trips to the Great Bear
Rainforest. Click here to check them out!

Explorers of the Infinite
By Maria Coffey
Climbing Everest without oxygen; kayaking
over enormous waterfalls: what compels
extreme athletes to push through theboundaries of human ability? And what dothey discover on the other side?
Award winning BC author and adventure
guide Maria Coffey's new book, EXPLORERS
OF THE INFINITE, unveils some astonishing answers to thesequestions. She sets out to discover if the intense state of"aliveness" that is the allure of extreme sports is a route totranscendence.
Coffey reviews cutting-edge scientific research on paranormal
phenomena, and consults the history of philosophy andspirituality. She draws previously unshared stories from an arrayof adventurers including veteran Himalayan mountaineer LouWhittaker, world champion free diver Tanya Streeter, and – in
Canada – from ice climber Margo Talbot, surfer Clay Hunting,and Arctic explorer Karsten Heuer.
EXPLORERS OF THE INFINITE, (Tarcher/Penguin, pub date: June
7, 2008; ISBN: 978-1-58542-651-5; Hardcover, $27.50

Surf Zone
The BC Marine Trail is being revived, check out www.
bcmarinetrails.org to learn more about this important project.
Also, check out www.westcoastpaddler.com, a kayakers forumwith lots of great pictures.
Visit the updated Resources page of our website for kayaking
links and to read a collection of writings by Bonny and Dan!

www.rainforestkayak.com
Rainforest Kayak Adventures
Box 511, Tofino, BC
Canada V0R 2Z0

Wow, wow, wow! Fantastic
West Coast kayak experience
with amazing knowledgeable
people—loved the surf, sand,sun, rainforest, and very
competent leaders.
—VB, Nanaimo, BC.

Field Notes
Dan had one of the mostmemorable paddling days in
his life this winter. Had
planned to work, but jumped
in the boat instead—conditions calm and clear,incredibly beautiful. Missed
the ebb, had to handrail down
to Chesterman’s Beach in theback eddies. Huge waves in
Cox Bay, focussed on staying
safely offshore, but barely so—just a bit beyond where these
mammoth waves were heaving
over and crashing down.
Stayed in close, all the way to
Cox Point.
Big seas rebounding of rocky
shore—waves coming from all
directions. Never saw thehorizon once. Feeling small
now. Have only paddled southof Cox Point twice! Terra
incognita—wonderful. Only anhour from our cabin on a bigebb—so close and yet a world
away. Open coast of the best
possible kind—wee rocky
coves with hidden sandy
beaches, and nothing out
there but that huge expanseof Pacific. Will be back forsure…
Winter was fairly mild here, noserious storms. Spring is late,but returning migrants areabundant now that it iswarming up—hummingbirds,geese, grey whales, warblers,and shorebirds—new arrivals
daily!
We are looking forward to ourspring season of Leadershipcourses, especially to meeting
new folks and seeing familiar
faces from past trips!