Sea Kayak San Juan Island, Bellingham trip schedule

2010 Sea Kayak Trip Offerings ...or view our schedule by date
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	Sea Kayak Day Trips

	Bellingham Cultural and Natural History Half Day Trips along the historic shores of Bellingham Bay Dates: Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 20 - Sept 30) Times: 10 am-1 pm and Sunset Paddles from 6-9 pm Cost: $45/adult (16 & over), $20/youth (9-15 y.o.), children (8 & under) free. Click here for more info and to register online!

	Lummi Island Discovery Half and Full Day Trips in the most amazingly beautiful and unvisited island getaway that you never knew was only 30 minutes from Bellingham! Dates: Every Wednesday and Saturday or by appointment (May 20 - Sept 30) Times: 10 am-1 pm, 6-9 pm sunset paddle Cost: $55/adult (16 & over), $25/youth (9-15 y.o.), children (8 & under) free. Click here for more info and to register online!
	Did you know... The beautifully sculpted and honeycombed sandstone around Bellingham and Chuckanut Bay is one of the largest deposits of "terrestrial sandstone" in the world? It is over 700 feet thick below Clark's Point! Ask your guide what terrestrial sandstone is...


	Educational Multi Day Trips

	"Pirates of the San Juans" Family Three-Day Sea Kayak Trip Sea Kayaking fun for the whole family. Private campsite overlooking Rosario Strait, Cypress and Orcas Islands. You heard me... PRIVATE campsite... nobody else in sight for the entire weekend! Safe, exciting and we base our day around the needs of the youngest of our hearty travelers. This trip is appropriate for everyone aged 3 to 107. Dates: June 25-27, or July 16-18 (Friday-Sunday) Times: 9 am meeting on Sat morning, finish on Mon at around 4 pm. Cost: $350/adult (16 & up), $150/youth (9-15), children (3-8) free. Click on one of the above dates for more info or to register online!

	"Wild Harvest" Three-Day Sea Kayak Trip COME FEAST ON FLOTSAM! Our two wildharvest trips are in synch with extra low tides. Join renowned ethnobotanist, wildharvest-chef, and kayaker extraordinaire Jennifer Hahn on a fun and educational foray into the watery world and intertidal zone. “When the tide is out, the table is set.” --Tlingit proverb. Dates: June 12-14, or July 10-12 (Saturday-Monday, for the best tides!) Times: 9 am meeting on Sat morning, finish on Mon at around 4 pm. Cost: $420/adult (16 & up) Click on one of the above dates for more info or to register online!

	Astronomy Three-Day Sea Kayak Trip Professional astronomers will join our professional guides in a study of the stars and moon by night, and play in the serene waters of the San Juan Islands by day. This trip is scheduled during the height of the famous Perseid Meteor Shower, and we will pick our camp sites for excellent viewing in the evening. Dates: August 12-14 (peak shower is midnight on the 12th!) Times: 9 am meeting on Thursday morning, finish on Satruday at around 4 pm. Cost: $420/adult (16 & up), $250/youth (12-15) Click on one of the above dates for more info or to register online!

	"Summer Solstice" All Women Expedition (AWE) Three Day Sea Kayak Trip Come explore and relax in the company of sea-going sisters. Explore beaches, forested coastlines and cliffs festooned with purple sea stars and scrumptious seaweeds. Learn to wild harvest and try 5-star sea veggie chowder, under the watchful eye of the amazing trip leader and ethnobotanist, Jennifer Hahn. Look eye-to-eye with harbor seals and red-footed guillemots (little black sea birds with scarlet feet)! “Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.” –Baltasar Gracian Dates: June 19-21 (Sat-Mon) with a Sunday night Solstice Celebration Times: 9 am meeting on Sat morning, finish on Mon at around 4 pm. Cost: $420/adult (16 & up) Click on one of the above dates for more info or to register online!

	"San Juander" 5-Day Sea Kayak Expedition Five Day "San Juander" trip focuses on traveling light and fast and seeing as much of the gorgeous San Juan archipelago as possible. This trip is appropriate for ages 16 and up, and all participants should have some prior paddling experience before joining this trip. Dates: August 2-6 (Monday-Friday) Times: 9 am meeting on Monday morning, finish on Friday at around 4 pm. Cost: $525/person (16 & up) Click on one of the above dates for more info or to register online!
	Did you know... The Sea Otter (Elakah's inspiration) has over one million hairs per square inch? They can spend multiple days in the water, and the skin under their fur will NEVER get wet!


	Mothership Trips

	"Gato Verde" Mothership Sail and Kayak Trip Welcome aboard the most environmentally responsible small ship Mothership in the San Juan Islands - the "Gato Verde." She is the first plug in diesel electric hybrid charter boat on the West Coast! We will join Captain Todd and one of Elakah's top notch naturalists and guides on a spectacular tour of the San Juan Islands by sail and by kayak! Dates: July 10-12 (Saturday-Monday, for the best tides!) Times: 9 am meeting on Saturday morning, finish on Monday at around 4 pm. Cost: $880/person (13 & up) Click here for more info and pictures!
	Did you know... The sexual organ of a male barnacle is 10 times as long as the diameter of it's base!!! Whoa! Ask your guide why...

	Sea Kayak Instructional Series

	Beginner & Adaptive Paddling Workshop (Free)

	Expedition Sea Kayak Instructional Trip Immerse yourself in the art of kayaking in this all inclusive, field-based instructional in expedition kayaking skills. Based off of the best parts of the ACA and BCA curriculums, we will learn the fundamentals of expedition sea kayaking: How to go maneuver your boat efficiently, how to keep your boat up right when conditions get rough, how to perform a self-rescue and how to rescue someone else, and how to navigate through the tricky waters and currents of the San Juan Islands. Some prior paddling experience required. Dates: July 23-25 (Friday-Sunday) Times: 9 am meeting on Fri morning, finish on Sun at around 4 pm. Cost: $350/adult (16 & up), $150/youth (9-15) Click here for more info and pictures!

	Peak Performance Paddle Faster Clinic (Intermediate - Advanced) Click here for more info and pictures!