Valdes Island Trip
Seven students, two interns and Ms Ferris spent three days paddling in the Gulf Islands in perfect conditions, camping and hiking on Valdes Island. As you can see by the photos and videos, we all had fun—whether it was listening to the New Zealand national anthem as we paddled, hovering around the compass to make sure we were travelling in the right direction on our hike (which was going to be a walk on gravel roads and turned into threading through the forest and bog), or sliding back to camp to enjoy a scrumptious meal served by the gentlemen in our company, we enjoyed it all. The garlic bread roasted over the fire, tenderly cared for by Tyler was rivaled only by the delectable salad made by Nick and the butternut squash/spicy vegetable pasta dinner made by Karim, Oli and Brandon. Maddi almost kissed a slug which earned her an extra banana/chocolate/marshmallow boat, roasted to perfection in the fire. Check the photos for an artistic stone "dressing" of one student by Michelle and Jenny.
– Jenny Ferris, Outdoors
Photos by Jenny Ferris