Dear Editor,
Last week I had the opportunity to go along with my husband and his crew to Bowen Island for a mini-holiday while they set up a modular home for Eagle Homes. I had heard that Bowen Island is a wonderful place to go kayaking and as I just purchased a kayak at the beginning of the summer, I was eager to try it out.
On Tuesday morning, September 16, I headed off from Snug Cove where my husband was working. Despite the fact that the waters were a bit rougher than the lake I was used to, I had a wonderful paddle and made it to my destination, Hood Point, in two hours time. I repeated my journey, taking a little more time, on Wednesday morning. When I arrived, I pulled my kayak out of the water but didn’t tie it on to anything. I walked up to my husband’s job site and joined him for lunch, he said not to worry about the tides…
Well I quickly realized my rookie-mistakes because after lunch I realized my kayak was gone. I couldn’t even see the “gap” where I had anchored my kayak. My husband and I walked around and asked some of people living on Hood Point if we could use their decks to see if we could locate my kayak. To make a long story short, not only did many people on Hood Point help open up their homes to us and actively help us look for the kayak, but so too did David, from the water taxi service.
In the end, my kayak was returned to me - with absolutely everything it it. I was so relieved that I shed tears of relief.
Thank you so much to all the good people of Bowen Island who showed me such generosity and kindness throughout this misadventure. I told the RCMP to spread the word about my returned kayak and the wonderful people of Bowen Island.
Kathy Drohan
