SISKA's January 2019 Newsletter. Upcoming events, reports and articles
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January 2019 SISKA Newsletter

Introduction

 
Dear <<First Name>>,

When this issue comes out, I (Mike Jackson) will be back in Antarctica for the second of the three trips I am working on down here. With a bit of luck, I will be able to get out paddling at least once. The wildlife and sights I have seen are amazing and I am looking forward to sharing some of those with you at our February meeting. 

Thanks to those members who contributed photos and materials. After enjoying a SISKA event or paddle, please consider sending a short (100-150 words) summary article; for more information, contact one of us. If you would like to start a regular column, please let us know!

Michael Jackson (SISKA president) and Tony Playfair (editor)
PS: You can find SISKA on Facebook at this link.

PPS: SISKA has a Meetup site for "impromptu" and other paddles organized by club members. For more details, go to https://www.meetup.com/SISKA-Meetup/. To join this, you have to be a club member.

PPPS: You can find the SISKA newsletter archive here: http://goo.gl/VUkafR

Table of Contents

 

Upcoming SISKA Events

 

January 2019 Meeting Information - Vancouver Island Circumnavigation


Bob and Elizabeth Purdon are retired Central Saanich residents and are active SISKA members. A significant part of their retirement involves weekly day paddles and one to three week kayak trips in our local areas and in the warm waters of Baja California Mexico. In the summer of 2018, Elizabeth and Bob along with friend Marg Rees of Canmore, circumnavigated Vancouver Island in what we think is a record long time of 58 days. Their presentation will include slides and a talk about the planning and preparation, logistics, problems encountered and the highlights of the trip.
 
For more details, go to the SISKA website
Saturday, January 05th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM -
Esquimalt Lagoon to Millstream Falls Paddle
Tuesday, January 08th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Injury Prevention in Sea Kayaking - Keeping You On The Water by Jennie Sutton
Sunday, January 13th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM -
Cadboro Bay to Glencoe Cove Paddle
Saturday, January 19th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM -
Getting the Most From Your GPS by Karen Stefanyk
Sunday, January 20th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM -
Albert Head to Witty's Lagoon Paddle
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM -
Monthly Meeting: Circumnavigating Van Isd with Bob/Eliz Purdon
Saturday, January 26th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM -
Getting the Most From Your GPS by Karen Stefanyk
Saturday, February 02nd, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM -
Spirit Bay to Cabin Point Paddle
Tuesday, February 05th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Charts & Compass: Basic Navigation by John Abercrombie
Thursday, February 07th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Charts & Compass: Basic Navigation by John Abercrombie
Sunday, February 10th, 2019 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM -
Brentwood Bay Ferry Wharf to MacKenzie Bight Paddle
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Charts & Compass: Basic Navigation by John Abercrombie
Thursday, February 14th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Charts & Compass: Basic Navigation by John Abercrombie
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 - 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Weather, Wind & Waves by Don Tunstall assisted by Vic Turkington
Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM -
Monthly Meeting

Community Events of Interest

If you are aware of an event  that should be included in the next Newsletter, please email Alan Campbell at alanglencampbell@shaw.ca.

List of Upcoming NonSISKA Events
Saturday, January 05th, 2019 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM -
New Year, New Beginnings - Guided Adult Walk - CRD
Sunday, January 06th, 2019 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM -
Winter Birds of Island View Beach - CRD
Friday, January 11th, 2019 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM -
West Coast Kayaking and Sea Otters - ORS
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM -
Exploring the Deep - RBCM
Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Ocean Acidification - VNHS
Friday, February 15th, 2019 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM -
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - RBCM
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM -
Shellfish Archaeology in BC - VNHS

What’s in a Name?

by Vic Turkington
 

The Legend of the Sitting Lady Falls  –  Wittys's Lagoon

 
Long ago there was a great chief who lived in the mountains far inland.  He had five daughters, and each was a princess. 
 
One day these five princesses decided to go to the beach for a picnic.  They set out and soon came to a very high cliff.  The princesses leaped from rock to rock down the cliff like mountain goats.  Remember that they were princesses from the mountain, and their clothes made of icicles and snow flashed like jewels as they played on the rocks.  They had so much fun playing amongst the rocks that the picnic was forgotten and they only noticed what time it was when it began to get dark.  Quickly all the princesses rushed home  -  all except the youngest, who was having too much fun to go home.
 
The great chief was very angry with his daughters for arriving home so late.  He was furious with the youngest, and despite the pleas of his other daughters, he turned her into the waterfall.  She will forever be reminded that she should have obeyed her father and gone home on time.
 
This is why the waterfall is called the Sitting Lady falls, and it is said if you look closely, you can still see the Indian princess.
(courtesy Sooke Museum)

So when we poke our kayak bows into the cascading waterfall, if we look up, we may see the lady sitting on a rock beckoning us to come closer !

- Happy New Year.