Diving in the Queen Charlotte Islands

I am going Sea kayaking in the Queen Charlottes this summer for a month
or so. I plan on taking a Henderson semidry suit and snorkel gear. I am
thinking about getting a re-breather. I have been told that I can
possibly get 10-12 hours out of it which would justify taking it if the
diving is worth it.

So is the diving in the Queens worth the weight and expense of taking a
re-breather? Also does anyone have any experience with a Henderson semi
dry suit in cold apx. 45 degree water? Yeah, I know a dry suit is a
better choice but the wet suit works better for paddling (half on).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Legrande Harris wrote:

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>
>I have snorkeled at a couple of places, Broken Group, Desolation Sound,
>etc. Desolation Sound was actually around 70 degrees.
>

We too found that the waters around the Charlottes weren't too bad
temperature-wise; definitely warmer then around the Victoria-area.

>We plan on kayaking down from Camp Moresby and we are planning on
>checking out the Gwaii Haanas guest house,
>

Wow - long trip!

>and maybe staying a while.
>I'll make a note to ask about the guy who turned Felix's hair orange : )
>
>Is fishing/spear fishing not allowed in the National Park? I just
>assumed that it was from the required permits.
>

Fishing is allowed (requires a BC salt-water permit). What I meant was
that the area is not fished commercially, unlike the rest of the
Charlottes which is quite heavily fished.

Bryan