This is another place that was added at the captain’s discretion and, for kayakers, was quite a treat.

You might notice no links on this page - I could not find anything with any content for Sukai Inlet. A few links led to pages asking if anyone had information on this location - but nothing.

This was my favorite kayaking day. First of all, normally only the guides use single kayaks while passengers used double kayaks. However, our group had an odd number of people so they asked if someone would like to take a double kayak out on their own. Of course, ‘me, me, me!’ came out of my mouth.

A challenge for a single person in a double kayak - how do you make up for the person in front other than paddling extra hard. After all, without that weight up front, the kayak would tend to tilt up and be nearly impossible to guide. Our creative crew though had a solution. They added a dead weight in the front seat (no, not a passenger who would not paddle but instead a very large and heavy stone).

Off we went. I had to work harder to keep up with everyone. And every time I took out my larger camera from its dry space, my kayak started to turn sideways (the deadweight is not a perfect solution) and drift with the current. Not a problem - quick photos and back to some fun paddling to catch up each time.

As we headed up the inlet, we were able to watch a black bear on the shore meandering along. One of our guides had to remind one kayak to back off (bear do swim) but other than that it was just nice. The bear didn’t seem to mind us watching him as he wandered about. At one point he picked up what looked like it might have been a fish and headed back into the woods.

If you look at the map on this page you see that the inlet narrows to what is basically a stream-size route. It turns out that depending on the sea level, this allows one to kayak through to a different inlet, the Salisbury Sound. Of course, we did just that and enjoyed the experience of paddling up a stream (albeit very slow-moving). We enjoyed the challenge o getting around some shallow areas and tight turns - a perfect day.

At the end, we headed back down the ‘stream’ to our inlet, enjoyed the birds along the shoreline and a pleasant steady rain to rejoin our ship. It was time for our last dinner together.