Today was the final day of our kayak adventure!!!

Since we managed to arrive at Turn Island before setting up camp on Sunday, we were rewarded with a late wake-up of 10am this morning. Despite some hesitation, most of us went to sleep last night on the beach, snug together under the stars and moon rather than a tent and rain-cover. The weather forecast was clear, and this way we were just a short reach away from a nice, warm racoon to snuggle up with. Racoons are so cute. 

The skies, of course, promptly proved all predictions wrong and thoroughly soaked our sleeping bags as soon as the clock struck midnight. While this did leave some a bit chilly this morning, I like to think it was a refreshing start to the day. The rain stopped around 3am, leaving us with enough time to get in some more sleep before waking up a few hours later. 

After we all finally stumbled out of our sleeping bags anywhere from 7-10am, we surveyed the impressive reorganizing skills of the local racoons, retrieving our torn-open pancake mix for a very tasty breakfast. Over the following couple of hours, we packed up our kayaks for the final time before waving a final goodbye to the very smelly toilet on Turn Island as we pushed off onto the water.

Once offshore, we linked together our kayaks, floating while we got some sweet photos. We let the current drive us as it pleased for a bit before paddling onwards for our short trip to shore. The sun really decided to shine down on us for this final stretch, giving us clear skies and slight sunburns. 

We soon stepped out into the relatively warm water at Jackson Beach, pulling up the kayaks onto the beach for a final time and unpacking all our gear. After taking a quick dip into the wonderful water, we set up for a sandwich lunch. The PB&Js were incredible. They were a serious motivator throughout. 

Once completely packed up into the van, Greg and Julia dropped us off back at Spring Street where we raced to take showers and do our laundry. It was a good shower – I would say it may even be up somewhere in my top-20 showers list. We all scrubbed off the built-up grime and dug into the incredible cupcakes that Barrie made. I never want to wear my water shoes again. They are so genuinely gross. Luckily, my bed isn’t, so I can look forward to a comfortable rest tonight.

I think it’s safe to say that we are all a little bit completely pooped-out, so we settled down for a mellow afternoon and evening, readying ourselves for another day of fun.