"René van Oostrum" wrote in message
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riverman I'm pretty sure I can find space on the campus somewhere.
riverman But figuring that out is also part of the big plan.

The campus of which university? HKUST? (You mentioned the view over
the ocean from the campus in an earlier posting). In that case: consider
living off-campus, e.g. in Tai Po Tsai (5 mins walking distance) or in
Sai Kung (a bit further, but more interesting, and it's on the shore
too). Both villages have lots of three-story apartment buildings, and
the top floor includes the rooftop.

René


Hi Rene:
HKIS. Its the high school campus, at Tai Tam (if I got that correctly). The
school will arrange my housing before I arrive, but we were told that they
will try to get us on campus. I think that is preferential, as the
apartments are apparently a bit larger there, and the commute is trivial. We
can always move later if we choose.

--riverman

I priced shipping a canoe one way from Inuvik NWT to Yellowknife, less
than 1000 air miles, for around $500. They charged based on volume, not
weight. At that price, you might as well use an old boat and leave it
at the end of the trip.

I like the folding kayak suggestion, and I know that folding canoes are
also available. You can carry them in a taxi, bus, or other public
transport. You can store it in a closet. Forget air shipping a
canoe/kayak across the pacific ocean, go with a folding boat.

Richard


riverman wrote:

Does anybody have any experience or knowledge about shipping one or more
canoes on airplanes? I assume that they must go as airfreight; but if anyone
has done it, I'd like to know about their experience. I'm imagining
something like a 17' boat, or even two boats, a 16 footer nestled inside a
17 footer.

--riverman
(whose mind is easy to read)

Have you checked out the cost of boats in Hong Kong?
If there are paddling clubs they likely have websites just like over here.
I'd be lothe to ship a canoe. Sell and repurchase used instead.
My understanding is Hong Kong has a lot of waterfront so boats would not
be a problem.

"riverman" ) writes:
Does anybody have any experience or knowledge about shipping one or more
canoes on airplanes? I assume that they must go as airfreight; but if anyone
has done it, I'd like to know about their experience. I'm imagining
something like a 17' boat, or even two boats, a 16 footer nestled inside a
17 footer.

--riverman
(whose mind is easy to read)




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