Day 15

We left Sombrio Beach at 8:20 am, rounded Sombrio Point, and kept a keen eye out for breakers as we made our way down the coast in the morning fog. We passed Magdalena Point, San Simeon Point, and 2 1/2 hours later approached the River Jordan, just as the sun and blue skies broke through. 17 miles into the day we stopped for lunch at a sunny little beach, cooked up some lunch to energize, had a hot spiced cider, and lounged on a warm rock before hitting the water at 2 pm. We passed the Sheringham Point lighthouse, then surfed the northwest wind waves across Orveas Bay to a river inlet where we hoped to filter water. We paddled up the river but we're stopped by a fallen tree and could not find a fresh water source. We continued down the coast and soon came across a waterfront homeowner who was kind enough to fill our containers.

We could just see the Olympic Mountains across the Straight of Juan de Fuca. Somewhere below Mt. Angeles was my home, only a "short" paddle across.

We crossed Sooke Bay and Sooke Inlet, rounded Possession Point, and paddled up to a very small but beautiful beach; our final camp site of the trip. It was a 31-mile day and we had now paddled 340 miles in fifteen days.

Later that evening I snapped a self-portrait of Al and myself as we listened to the weather forecast and looked out towards the Olympic Peninsula and the good old USA!