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/ ***************************************************************************
>From north of San Francisco, CA: soft sand beaches? Oooooooooooo....nice. Kevin *************************************************************************** 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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