I met the group as they came out of the woods from their 5-day backpacking trip. I yelled, “VANCOUVERRRRR!!” and they yelled back, “BERTT!!” Then they proceeded to run at me and give me the smelliest, best/worst group hug ever! They had all kinds of stories from the trail, and they were exhausted. One night, Marco had left a little bit of cheese in the top of his bag, and you know what they say about mice and cheese. During the night, a small rodent of some kind proceeded to smell the cheese, locate the cheese, and eat through anything it needed to get to the cheese. They woke up that morning and they had been robbed of cheese! Luckily they had some more, but it was a great backcountry lesson. Never cut the cheese in your bag. Whoops, I mean always make sure that all of your food is far away from camp in a bear bag.
They got a chance to see some seals, and also see the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. They also got a chance to see some backcountry improvisation at its finest. After dinner was all eaten up one night, a few campers were still hungry so they asked if there was any more food. We ALWAYS supply more food, but in the backcountry, the options are very limited. Alicia whipped up a little backcountry specialty she called “syrup rice.” Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. Its rice…with maple syrup. It sounded crazy, but they ate it, and they told me ALLLL about it when we were walking back from the trail. Ask them about it, they would be happy to oblige!
After they got out of the woods, the leaders took them out for some pizza, laundry and showers. I’m pretty sure it was the best pizza and showers that they had ever had. They hit their sleeping bags early and got some rest. The next day they traveled to Galiano Island where they would be Kayaking. Everyone was excited for Kayaking, and I am excited to write about it when I hear from those backcountry travelers!
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