The Johnstone Strait expedition departs from Campbell River or Quadra Island. We transfer by Spirit of the West bus to the seaside community of Telegraph Cove on the north east coast of Vancouver Island, where we board our water taxi and journey out to Village Island. From here will paddle through the Broughton Archipelago and into Johnstone Strait, where we will be picked up on our last day.

• Day Prior
  If you are unable to check in at our office on Quadra Island, please call us the day before to confirm the exact departure time, location, and any last minute details.
  
  
  
• Day 1
  Leave Quadra Island and Campbell River early morning, and drive 2 1/2 hours to Telegraph Cove. A scenic boat ride will bring us to Village Island. After we get aquainted with our surroundings, will pack our boats, and go over the kayaking basics and essential safety procedures before heading off on our journey. Our first night will be spent on one of the surrounding islands.
  
  
  
• Day 2 & 3
  Paddle amongst the enchanting islands of the Broughton Archipelago.
  
  
  
• Day 4
  Travel to Johnstone Strait and the realm of the Orca. This is our chance to paddle in their habitat. If we are lucky we will have close encounters with these magnificent animals. On this day we may have time to hike up to the researchers look out.
  
  
  
• Day 5
  On our last day we end up at the Spirit of the West base camp in Johnstone Strait. From here we return to Telegraph Cove by water taxi, and transfer to Campbell River and Quadra Island by bus.
  
  
  

The Johnstone Strait Expedition starts in either Campbell River on Vancouver Island, or our home base on Quadra Island. For detailed information please visit our Getting Here page.

For detailed travel information, such as flights and car rentals you can contact our local travel agency, Uniglobe Travel if you need assistance with your travel arrangements. They can be reached in North America at 1-800-567-6511 or by email at wc.rivercity@uniglobe.com

Quadra Island

Meeting time:	7:00 am
Where:	At our office in Heriot Bay
Getting there:	Once on Quadra Island, you will see purple and yellow signs (Kayak & Bike Rentals/Tours) en route to our location. Also follow signs to Heriot Bay and Cortes Island ferry. Once in Heriot Bay, turn R just past the Quadra Market onto Heriot Bay Rd. We are located ¼ mile (.4 km) up on the left side at Taku Resort.

Campbell River

Meeting time:	8:15 am
Where:	In front of the visitor center at the Tyee plaza
Getting there:	The Tyee Plaza is considered the centre of Campbell River. If you are traveling north along 19, continue into down town Campbell River and turn right shortly after passing through the first set of traffic lights. If you are traveling south on Hwy 19 continue until you see the Plaza on the right hand side, just past McDonalds.

Quadra Island Ferry
Return ferry cost to Quadra is approximately $15.00 for driver and vehicle. Additional person is $4.50. Ferries to Quadra Island leave Campbell River every hour on the half our. Sun - Thurs, 6:30am -10:30pm. Fri & Sat 6:30am-11:30pm. Exceptions are 6:40am, 5:25pm, 6:15pm. Sunday there is no 7:30am ferry. Note Tuesday there is no 10:30am ferry to Quadra and no 4:00pm ferry to Campbell River due to dangerous cargo run. Ferries back to Campbell River leave on or around the hour.

We provide high quality expedition style tents. Generally we have enough tents to accommodate both singles and doubles with their own. We will do our best to match you up with a suitable partner if we need to.

The Campbell River and Quadra area offers many choices for your accommodation needs. Please visit our Accommodation page for detailed contact information.