>>>What does portage mean? Is that how you get your boat up on the beach? >> Portage means to pick up all your gear out of the canoe or kayak at one location and walk it over to the next location where you will put all the gear back into the canoe or kayak. Invariably, one or two small items are accidently lost en route. The word "portage" later evolved into the word "luggage" with the advent of airlines and terminals. Over time, technology has improved to allow ever larger objects to be lost en route. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 17 1999 - 19:57:27 PST
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