Post by Lloyd on Jun 2, 2008 8:18:19 GMT -5
After delivering Jamie's old canoe to the UK we took the opportunity to go for a paddle with some of the locals. They carry a lot of gear and do not like to portage unless there are wheels involved.
ENGLAND The English are a bit odd with their flotation bags and crash helmets for flat water but then the whole country is gripped by fear of lawsuits. It is not so bad when you hit Scotland where it is a lot more like New Brunswick and more laid back. In some of the photos we are paddling through a navigation lock. This takes about five minutes when the portage takes twenty seconds. The great thing about England is that along the waterways there are pubs and inns. You can go from one end of the country to the other camping and staying in little medieval inns and stopping for fish and chips and pints of beer and cider pretty much at will.
SCOTLAND A lot more like New Brunswick except imagine that Irving has cut down the last of the trees and built a bunch of castles. There is however one Island that we camped on with a population of wild wallabies. They have a nasty insect in Scotland called the Highland Midge. They are like black flies but come in greater numbers and are almost invisible. Sheep ticks are also a concern. The water is a lot cleaner than in England and you can get away with drinking lake water after a quick boil. Being the same latitude as Labrador the sun goes down about 11pm this time of year and is up again at 4:30am.
ENGLAND The English are a bit odd with their flotation bags and crash helmets for flat water but then the whole country is gripped by fear of lawsuits. It is not so bad when you hit Scotland where it is a lot more like New Brunswick and more laid back. In some of the photos we are paddling through a navigation lock. This takes about five minutes when the portage takes twenty seconds. The great thing about England is that along the waterways there are pubs and inns. You can go from one end of the country to the other camping and staying in little medieval inns and stopping for fish and chips and pints of beer and cider pretty much at will.
SCOTLAND A lot more like New Brunswick except imagine that Irving has cut down the last of the trees and built a bunch of castles. There is however one Island that we camped on with a population of wild wallabies. They have a nasty insect in Scotland called the Highland Midge. They are like black flies but come in greater numbers and are almost invisible. Sheep ticks are also a concern. The water is a lot cleaner than in England and you can get away with drinking lake water after a quick boil. Being the same latitude as Labrador the sun goes down about 11pm this time of year and is up again at 4:30am.
