I've been out paddling in the wee hours again. I get up extra early so that I can get a couple or four hours in before the paper routes.



I've been finding some great launch and pull-out spots in View Royal that give me access to Esquimalt Lagoon and more open coasts.



So far Beach accesses at the bottom of Beaumont Avenue, Stewart Avenue, and Limekiln Bay at Helmecken Road will all work. There are a few others in this area that show promise as well. Still need to take another look at Portage Park/Thetis Cove which would be very convenient if I can find a portage across the Old Island Highway from Portage Inlet at Shoreline School.

Time on water - 4 hours.