On 27 Jul 2004 at 11:12, Robert MacDonald wrote: > As for running out of food and water: On this coast? > In summer? Salmon and bottom fish galore, shellfish for the taking > (although a bit risky in summer), berries ashore. When the first Brits arrived in the area a couple of hundred years ago, they found some of the healthiest of all first nations peoples. The Pacific coast of BC is one of the richest areas in the world if you want to eat. Within a century, unfortunately, those same first nations were almost wiped out by European diseases. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 27 2004 - 14:49:24 PDT
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