Individual and small-group instruction.
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new and novice kayakers.
Up your skills. Up your confidence. Up your fun.
crosscurrents kayak specializes in customized instruction for new and novice sea kayak enthusiasts on Central Vancouver Island. We work with individuals and small groups to teach and refine the skills you need to stay safe, paddle smoothly and keep smiling on the water — including strokes, maneuverability, wet exits, rescues, launches, landings, gear selection, navigation and more.
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Teeth & Tongue: Whale Feeding Fun
Orcas vs humpbacks vs gray whales vs rights — do you know that each type of whale uses its own unique strategy to hunt and capture the food it eats? Science writer and Tofino resident David Pitt-Brooke explains how different whales chow down in his excellent book Chasing Clayoquot: A Wilderness Almanac, excerpted below (emphasisContinue reading “Teeth & Tongue: Whale Feeding Fun”
An explosion of tiny spiders
Earlier this month, I noticed a swarm of tiny yellow spiders scattering across the deck after I dragged the patio table into the shade. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that they’d come from a tight ball of spiders — numbering in the hundreds — all massed together in a nest suspended between two boards inContinue reading “An explosion of tiny spiders”
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