Norway I would recommend taking part to Arctic Sea Kayak Race (or Ramble) north of Lofoe Islands, if you wish to visit Norway. The race, ramble and short ramble as well as base camp are interesting as they gather paddlers (around 170 in 2005) from all over the world. The long ramble is 4 days of paddling between 25 and 47 km per day (24 km = 24/1,852 nautical miles) plus a day off in the middle of the week. I have attended twice and it has been great. The organisers do well also in English language. There is a possibility to rent kayaks. Norway can be demanding, as the weather and water can be coldish even in the middle of the summer. That is why I would recommend something more organised for Norway. If you do something by yourselves, then get really good 1:50 000 topographical maps, as especially in the north the landings etc.should be planned well. http://www.askr.no/index.lasso?cat=Home&site=askr.no_en Sweden If you want to do a more easy and relaxing trip, then I would recommend Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. There are plenty of places to rent from, and it is possible to do longer and shorter trips. We have rented from http://www.svima.se in the middle of Stockholm. I guess it might be possible to rent from there and organise to be picked up from somewhere else. There are plenty of other rental places as well and a list of (some of) them (in Swedish) is here http://www.utsidan.se/paddling/lankar.htm#Kajakuthyrare To learn about the Stockholm archipelago you might want to visit http://www.skargardsstiftelsen.se/?sid=1019 and http://www.stockholmtown.com/templates/substartpage.aspx?id=2409&epslanguage=EN There is a really good boatline network, so if the weather is bad it is always possible to get back by boat. But if you have limited time, Sweden ois more sure to have good paddling days If you enjoy getting wet and cold Norway is a good bet. Anna Leena Lind alli iki.fi www.iki.fi/alli *************************************************************************** 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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