Haida Gwaii & Gwaii Haanas
(Queen Charlotte Islands) July 10 -July 19, 2004
Aboard: Tom Hall, Laurence Malcolm, Lyn Wright & Liz McLoughlin
 

Anchorages &
Haida Village Sites

Sandspit Harbour (1)
Thurston Harbour (2)
Hlk'yaah 'Ilnagaay
Ramsay Island Cove (3)
Gandll K'in Gwaayaay
Island Bay (4)
Kostan Inlet (5)
Echo Bay (6)
Queen Charlotte City (7)

   

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Images of Comings & Goings
Hlk'yaah 'Ilnagaay
Gandll K'in 'Inagaay
Nature in Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii Museum

Summary Log for this Leg (5)

Summary Log for Leg 5: New Zealanders Laurence Malcolm and Lyn Wright joined us for this leg. They have been our friends since we lived in New Zealand from 1984 to 1986. Laurence suffers from chronic optimism that real health reform is possible after many years of working in clinical and academic medicine first in Papua New Guinea and then in New Zealand. He and Lyn work together through their health consultancy business to make this optimism a reality. They share a passion for music and gardening. Lyn has diverse interests including family history, painting, quilting and regular exercise.

All four of us voyaged to Gwaii Haanas, an internationally recognized park reserve encompassing the southern half of Moresby Island, managed jointly by the Haida Nation and Parks Canada. A visit to Gwaii Haanas is a spiritual and physical journey through a fantastic setting of inter-tidal zones, hot springs, wooded hills and mountains on 150 islands in the archipelago. The commitment of the Haida Nation to preserve and maintaine their language, culture and the Gwai Haanas environment contributes to an outstanding experience in Haida Gwaii. Wildlife (eagles, bears, and abundant marine life) flourish. Hlk'yaah 'Ilnagaay (Windy Bay) and Gandll K'in Gwaayaay (Hotsprings) afforded intriguing glimpses into Haida lifestyles both old and new, making concrete and immediate the information we gained during the Parks Canada orientation and a visit to Skidegate Museum.


Leg 5 stats: 8 days total, 6 travel days (28.9 hours of motoring averaging 4.8 hours per travel day), 197.6 miles covered at an average speed of 6.8 knots; 2 nights at the dock in the Sandspit marina.

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