https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/Travel, paddling and sailing in the San Juan Islands, the Salish Sea and beyond.en-us https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/desolation-sound-by-kayak/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/desolation-sound-by-kayak/Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMTThree and a half days by kayak into the warmest salt water north of Mexico, with bears for company and not a whale in sight. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/around-the-san-juans/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/around-the-san-juans/Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMTA slow loop of the outer islands by sea kayak: Sucia, Patos, Stuart and home again, with a submarine along the way. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/home-waters/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/home-waters/Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMTReefnets off Lummi Island, the Nooksack coming down off Mount Baker, and the bay we see from the front door. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/winter-sailing-in-the-san-juans/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/winter-sailing-in-the-san-juans/Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMTWhy the quietest months are the best time to sail the islands, and why it is colder out there than it has any right to be. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/lopez-island-by-bike/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/lopez-island-by-bike/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMTThe gentlest of the San Juans is made for a bicycle, and Spencer Spit is made for the night. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/sailing-into-canada/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/sailing-into-canada/Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMTCustoms by telephone, a restaurant worth crossing a border for, and the long road out to Tofino. https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/orcas-island-from-rosario/https://vendovioutfitters.com/journal/orcas-island-from-rosario/Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMTOur favourite base camp in the San Juans: tie up at Rosario, climb to the top of Mount Constitution, and earn the hot tub.