Re: [Paddlewise] Small world - and an introduction

Hi Julf,
Welcome to paddlewise!  My brother just finished a 3-month internship in
Helsinki, and was able to do a bit of kayaking near there.  He also said
that there were no tides to speak of.

He's traveling in Sweden and Norway now and will do some more touring in
the rest of Europe in the next couple of months--I sure envy him!

Enjoy the conversations here on Paddlewise--there are some very
well-educated paddlers and they contribute a lot of knowledge here

Happy Paddling,
Shawn

Johan.Helsingius wrote:
> It sure does. And this gives me a good excuse to introduce myself.
> I'm Johan "Julf" Helsingius, originally a swedish-speaking Finn, but
> currently resident in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  Having grown up by the
> water (both lakes and the Baltic Sea), I have spent most of my youth in
> small boats, both fishing boats and sailboats, and did a bit of competition
> dinghy sailing long ago, but never got around to kayaks. Having moved
> to the netherlands (a country consisting of mostly water), I decided to
> embrace the water lifestyle. No, there is no whitewater kayaking in a country
> where the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest point in
> the country is something like 500 feet, but there are compensations - I
> really enjoy stepping out of the front door of my canal house in central
> Amsterdam, lowering my Klepper down into the canal, and ducking the tour
> boats. And the canals and waterways just seem endless, leading down to
> Belgium, France, Germany and up to Denmark and the North Sea. And the North
> Sea islands are jut wonderful. One thing I'm still learning to cope with
> is tides - there were no tides in the Baltic. My recent trip to Alaska
> gave me a different perspective, with tides up to 20 feet.
> 
> Anyway, enough for an introduction - having been on the list for a week, and
> browsing the archives, I have to say that this list seems like a very
> useful and interesting resource and community! Glad to be aboard!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>         Julf

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