Rob - Are you at all interested in trips within the US? If so, I cannot say enough good things about Tom Bergh's Maine Island Kayak Company (MIKCO). URL is www.maineislandkayak.com . Tom is much more than an outfitter, much more than a great teacher and trip leader. He's dedicated to the outdoors in a way that few people I've met are dedicated. Over the years, I've traveled and taken classes with several outfits in the east, including Riversports, W.I.L.D.W.A.T.E.R.S, The Kayak Centre, and H2Outfitters. While there are some excellent teachers at some of these places, none of them has the depth and breadth of knowledge that Tom and is partner Phil Dalgin have - for that matter, I'd say the whole staff is excellent. I've never tagged along on a class at any level of instruction, or gone on a trip of any length, with them, and not learned several things of real value, met some great people, and had a terrific time. The MIKCO trips are zero-impact trips up and down the Maine coast, ranging in length from a day to 5 days. The food is amazing (much better than I take along on our own family trips). The equipment is first-rate, single glass kayaks by VCP, ASSC, and similar makers. I usually bring my own kit, but Tom can outfit you completely, if you like. Check out his excellent web site. Good hunting. Bill Hansen Ithaca NY (not affiliated in any way with MIKCO) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 19 1999 - 03:58:18 PST
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