A Message From Tim
Summer, 2010
“Are you active and full of adventure? Do you enjoy camping, and would you like to move silently through the water with the power of your own body? Would you enjoy a close encounter with orca whales, porpoise, stellar sea lions, mink, otter, big-horned sheep, prong-horned antelope and a plethora of bald eagles? Would you like to join a fantastic group of people and spend blue-sky days riding rivers of tidal current, sea kayak sailing with consistent winds, hunting sea glass, playing horseshoes and beach baseball, taking a sunset hike and sunset paddle? Would you like to see many of the highlights of the San Juan Islands from the best vantage point possible – a sea kayak? I’ve been in business for 29 years for a reason! Come along for an exciting ride this summer!! Check my 2010 Trip Schedule for dates!”
“I am especially excited about this season, as it is my 30th year of guiding my own three and four day sea kayaking expeditions in the San Juan Islands! This milestone is unprecedented in the sea kayaking industry! I am proud of yet humbled by that achievement!”
“Also I am enthusiastic about this website! I hope that you find it informative and easy to surf. I trust that the photos and galleries will give you a feel for what my trips are like, as each photo was taken by a past client. The Best Photos of 2010 gallery is now full of client photos from the first half of this season. See what we have been doing lately! Enjoy!”
“Meanwhile, each May I offer “Wildflowers and Whales” three day trips. We can enjoy up to thirty-five species of blooming wildflowers on a little-known, island jewel and observe orca whales as they travel in search of salmon in Haro Strait!”
“In addition, both my Three Day Coastal Explorer and Four Day Islands Adventurer expeditions continue to offer a final night island campground reserved exclusively for San Juan Kayak Expeditions! This site is a small, quaint island perched right on the edge of orca country! For one night, we will have an entire island to ourselves!”
“My expeditions are a culmination of all I have learned over the past thirty-two years of living and paddling in the San Juan Islands, and they continue to evolve as I inquire, observe and learn each season. The very fact that I have been guiding my own multi-day trips in the San Juan Islands for over twenty-nine years is unique to the entire sea kayaking industry! My trips attract fun, well-rounded folks with diverse backgrounds, can-do attitudes and a love of adventure. My perfect safety record is a result of experienced leadership and quality equipment. My attention to detail is unequaled anywhere else! My sea kayaking expeditions minimize our footprint on the island environment.”
“My knowledge of this small corner of the world allows me to provide you with the best that the San Juan Islands have to give! My committment to offer you a high quality experience is taken seriously. I dedicate myself and work hard toward that goal each year!”
May the tide be with you,
Tim Thomsen
Owner/Guide