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Watery treasure hunt open to kayakers

Summer paddle caching challenge offers prizes
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Victoria Waterfront Tours' Nici Baughman shows off her GPS device

An Esquimalt company has set up a water-logged treasure hunt.

Victoria Waterfront Tours, in West Bay, has taken the idea of geocaching to the Gorge to encourage people to get out and paddle.

B次元官网网址淟ast year, we were trying to think of ways to make more interesting paddling activities for people, especially experienced paddlers, so it may have started out with a treasure hunt idea,B次元官网网址 said Nici Baughman, owner of Victoria Waterfront Tours.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just to provide a fun and interesting way to get people to promote their paddling skills, mapping skills, looking at charts and GPS.B次元官网网址

HereB次元官网网址檚 how it works: Staff have laminated cards with numbers, and tied them in secret locations in the Gorge and the Inner and Upper harbours. By registering at Victoria Waterfront Tours, paddlers of all abilities receive a clue sheet and map.

Out on the water, paddlers can search for the numbers using co-ordinates. When they find numbers, they return to the shop and describe the location, to receive a paddling-related prize. There are eight caches to find, and they can only be found from the water.

B次元官网网址淚 think itB次元官网网址檚 a gentle enough waterway (for anyone) to paddle in,B次元官网网址 Baughman said. B次元官网网址淧eople can focus on their map skills without worrying about paddling conditions most of the time. ItB次元官网网址檚 the perfect setting just for enjoying kayaking for the sake of kayaking and being on the water.B次元官网网址

She added itB次元官网网址檚 a good way for paddlers to learn about tides, too B次元官网网址 one cache is partially submerged at high tide.

For paddlers with equipment, the registration fee is $15. For those without, a three-hour rental and clue sheet costs $45. The caches will be out year-round.

For more information, go to www.victoriawaterfronttours.com/kayakingevents.htm or call 250-858-9090.

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