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From: martindrill <martindrill_at_web.de>
subject: [Paddlewise] Kayakfriendly Car rental in Vancouver?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:09 +0100
Hi Paddlewisers,

I'll be in Vancouver with my Kayak this summer. First I thought the biggest
problem would be to get a "seat" for my boat on the plane, but now it is that
my travel agency can't find a company that rents cars with a roof rack
(neither Yakima nor Thule;-)). Any ideas??
The other question, do you know a place where to leave the boat for 2 days or
so (maybe a local club, a marina or anywhere else) to do some pre- paddling
arrangements/ shopping?

Thanks
Martin,
Germany
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From: Stephen Bird <StephenBird_at_superaje.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayakfriendly Car rental in Vancouver?
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:06:50 -0500
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:09 +0100, you wrote:

>I'll be in Vancouver with my Kayak this summer. <snip>

I've found these folks to be friendly/helpful when I traveled west from
Central Canada: http://www.westerncanoekayak.com/home.php  They may be able
to offer some suggestions...
-- 
cheers, Stephen

P.S. If anyone is close to Vancouver, then this is a great long weekend!
May 21-24 Sea Kayak Symposium Thetis Island: email deehello_at_yahoo.ca
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From: martindrill <martindrill_at_web.de>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayakfriendly Car rental in Vancouver?
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:01:53 +0100
Hi everybody,

hm this seems to become more complicated than I expected. ;-)

Thanks for your tip and the links Sean, probably I'll try that aproach when
I'm a little more desperate!
The other posibility would be to walk the boat on the trolley to the next
launch site  :-) - But I don't remember there was a boardwalk at the road to
the airport???? And I'm not to sure which of these two possibility's would be
the more desperate!

Hi Stephen
I was passing by their store in Abbotsford a couple of time but they didn't
had the 7 - 11 store opening hours so I couldn't take a closer look.
This time I won't go up the Fraser "that far" (I'm from tiny Germany you know
;-)) cause I wanna spend my precious time paddling - not driving (you know as
I heard a couple of times f #'*$' Germans allways in a rush ;-) I've got to
confess it's true!!)

And hello Raphael,
I know Ecomarine guess I bought a chart of the Broken Group there - at least
it was at Granville Island. And what I remember most is (yes you got it) the
brewery ;-)). But how do you think they could be of any help? (- Ecomarine not
the brewery)

Thanks a lot so far

Martin

sorrry for doing what I'm doing with your english ;-)
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