In a message dated 1/13/03 7:13:46 AM, ari0236_at_Saunalahti.fi writes: > Really, a serious question... Who needs a hotel if you can go paddling?!? > > Ari - Finland > Dear Ari-- Yes, it's very true-- in Scandanavia. Scandanavia is a camper's paradise! You can literally camp anywhere you please-- except somebody's front yard. In Sweden, it's called "everyman's right." You're supposed to ask the owner, if you can find him, and he's supposed to say "yes!"-- and they do!! My partner and I paddled across the Baltic from Stockholm to Turku in June of 2001. And in the Lofoten of Norway in July. However, on long trips, it's still nice to find a hotel on the beach once in awhile (or with a pier you can tie up to). "Hot Showers of Maine" ( a catalogue of hotels accessible to kayakers) made our three-week paddle up the Maine coast a lot more comfortable-- and it helped spare the delicate ecology of the Maine Islands. douglas san francisco *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi, Douglas wrote: > "Hot Showers of Maine" ( a catalogue of hotels accessible > to kayakers) made our three-week paddle up the Maine coast a lot more > comfortable-- and it helped spare the delicate ecology of the Maine Islands. Oh well. After washing for a week with cool seawater one can always appreciate hot water! Here the local camping sites offer good possibilities to wash your laundry and have an occasional (but quite important) hot shower. Paddling can be cold, wet, ugly and dirty business sometimes! I covered a 500-kilometer trip with some friends last summer at Baltic Sea, from Aland Archipelago to capital Helsinki. Please, inform me if you are returning to Scandinavia! Cheers, ARI *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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