KAYAK COVE

 

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Address:

Deer Island

Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Canada

 

Driving Directions:

Drive on the Trans Canada Highway ,Route 1, To St. George, N.B., Follow road signs to the Deer Island Ferry and Letite. Take the 20 minute free government ferry to Lambertville at Deer Island.

 

Phone:

506-747-2939

506-754-6369

 

E-Mail:

miner1@nb.sympatico.ca

 

Your Host:

Lisa Miner, Owner/Operator

 

Payment Methods:

Cash, Cheque

 

Group Sizes:

Inquire

 

Services:

Lunch or snack is provided according to the tour package.

 

Season & Hours:

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for the insiders tour of the islands around Richardson, and the glimpses of the creatures that live nearby.

The afternoon adventure you organized exceeded our expectations. As new kayakers, we are still in awe of the sense of riding on the ocean, (well..... protected inlets) in a small human powered vessel. The sounds and vistas are new experiences compared to what we have previously known canoeing in fresh water, walking on beaches and riding on ferries or sailing in Shediac Bay.

The picnic lunch you prepared was delicious: I had three helpings of your bean salad, and seconds of the potato salad. I won't mention the molasses cookies,except that I did find room to eat the 'last' one. And Jack made a good job of the banana bread, too.

On the return I had mistakenly assumed (based on a previous kayaking expedition), that lunch was half way, and when we were making slow progress through the 'chop' I felt that this half day adventure was beyond me...........but you had it all worked out and I hadn't looked at my watch, so I didn't realize we didn't have much further to paddle.

And as Jeff said, the next day it all looks easy and you can laugh. On a practical note, going through the tidal current, he was very encouraging and direct with instructions to continue paddling as we were into the 'waves'. Unfamiliarity can loom so large that, for a while, kayaking seemed a bit like an "extreme" sport; but once we knew better (i.e., recognized Richardson's Wharf), the apprehension vanished!

Seeing the family of eagles and lunching on the little island will be special memories. 18-20,000 salmon per cage, too - how extraordinary to glide up next to so many of them...without having to ask for anybody's permission.

Deer Island is a very special place. Thanks for the personal view you offered to us on Thursday.

Carolyn and Jack Jayner

p.s. We didn't need the Advil on Friday!! [Well, not all of it!]