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Canoeing across Canada for beginners, by beginners
(magoo_ns) wrote in message . com...
Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:36:25 GMT, Darryl Johnson
wrote:
Gary S. wrote in :
A US cross country trip often involves New York City to Los
Angeles, although this is arbitrary.
For Canada, the equivalent would involve Vancouver of course, but
what would be the typical East Coast end be? Halifax?
Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
A _real_ cross-Canada route would run from St. Johns, Newfoundland &
Labrador to Victoria, British Columbia.
But I know a number of people who have attempted a cross-Canada trip
have taken a bit of a shortcut and started in Halifax.
Agreed. We New Englanders consider a cross-country US trip starting in
New York a bit abbreviated as well.
Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom
Yes, I would imagine so too. But in this case, one and a half time
zones have been left out! Terry Fox knew where to start his
cross-Canada trip..St. John's Nfld. I do admit though, that beginning
a paddle trip in Newfoundland would be very problematic. As far as I
know, there's only been one successful NS to NFLD paddle crossing,
that having been done this summer past by a 60+ year old man who not
only went solo, but told no one he was doing it. Yow.
If I were trying to paddle across Canada ( by kayak)the south coast of
Newfoundland would be a must. Dictated by the most easterly point of
North America ( Cape Spear ) and the pure size of this island. To
drive from my home to Port Aux Basque is a 10 hour trip by car. You
don't just write that much off the end of a country and say you did
it.
There to Cape Breton, Perhaps ( for the hospitality ) New Brunswick ,
Quebec . etc.
The territories would have to be done as needed, It would be cross
Canada , not tour it. Imagine a trip hitting all the states from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
Forget the Atlantic provinces and you have dome half a trip, skip the
Territories and you have missed a big part of Canada but it is harder
to get to than Newfoundland.
Canada does not start in Halifax , in spite of what CBC thinks.
A trip around Newfoundland ( Just the island) would take more than 3
months. When I retire I want to take two summers to do that. It is a
huge paddle and I am looking at communities for B & B.s, Hotels,
Restaurants and Parks. I am not fussy about tenting if i can avoid it
and I want it to be a fun and comfortable trip for an ond guy. That is
20 years off by the way.
The Coast of Labrador may beckon me before then too,
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