paddling honeymoon
 

Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!

The original thought was to do something like a 6-day trip in Quetico or
BWCA; I've done a similar-length trip in Quetico, and the solitude just
cannot be beat. However, it slowly dawned on me that it'd be 20 hrs driving
time from wedding site to Ely, or more like 23 hrs to Atikokan. If we had
more time and could make a leisurely road-trip of it, that'd be ok, but the
gathering-of-families for the wedding itself is already eating into my
vacation time. It will be a fantastic anniversary trip one of these years.

Ok, so plan B would be to do a (probably canoe) camping trip within a 1-day
drive (defined as 12 hrs or less) of WV/MD, preferably of the more
backcountry variety. I have looked more at New England/ON, mostly because
I've got to figure anyplace farther south will be pretty stinky hot in
August.

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at? A 5-6 day single trip would be
ideal, but we could put together a couple of shorter river trips as well.
Does anyone have experience with La Verendrye (the Quebec one) or La
Mauricie?

(b) we currently own an old battleship of a Grumman 18' canoe that works
just fine for piddling around with 2 kids, dog, etc. However, I can't
imagine it'd be fun to portage for any length. Hence, if we went to
Algonquin, we'd surely either rent something more suitable or consider
upgrading to something lighter. However, would it be conceivable to get
through the carries on the popular Adirondack routes with such a boat of a
boat? I will be accompanied by my fabulous new husband, of course, eager to
prove his love to me through displays of ravenous manliness.

Sorry I can't point you the right way. Sounds like Adirondacks may be
your best bet, but others know better than I. Gonna be hot and buggy
anywhere you go, that time of year.
~~~
What struck me about your post, is when I got married, she said, let's
make it a vacation to end all vacations. I said, okay, Hmmm.. always
wanted to sea kayak Baja. It'd be great, dear, fly out, rent boats,
spend an hour remembering how to roll. Then, just us, a tent, a mess
of beer and grub, and maybe a swim suit, in case we run into other
folk. (Back when anyone would have actually wanted to see either of
us with no clothes on).

We ended up on the Florida panhandle, in a condo. I carted my old
faithful 17 Jensen around on the car for three weeks, counting time
before, during, and after the whole shindig. For a hurried 2 hour
trip on a pretty Fla. blackwater river. Post Christmas, it was cold,
too cold to even swim in the gulf.

It is not much different today, unless I can leave her home.

tell yer (soon to be) hubby he is lucky!


-Dan V.


On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:14:16 -0500, "DrLith"
wrote:

Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!

The original thought was to do something like a 6-day trip in Quetico or
BWCA; I've done a similar-length trip in Quetico, and the solitude just
cannot be beat. However, it slowly dawned on me that it'd be 20 hrs driving
time from wedding site to Ely, or more like 23 hrs to Atikokan. If we had
more time and could make a leisurely road-trip of it, that'd be ok, but the
gathering-of-families for the wedding itself is already eating into my
vacation time. It will be a fantastic anniversary trip one of these years.

Ok, so plan B would be to do a (probably canoe) camping trip within a 1-day
drive (defined as 12 hrs or less) of WV/MD, preferably of the more
backcountry variety. I have looked more at New England/ON, mostly because
I've got to figure anyplace farther south will be pretty stinky hot in
August.

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at? A 5-6 day single trip would be
ideal, but we could put together a couple of shorter river trips as well.
Does anyone have experience with La Verendrye (the Quebec one) or La
Mauricie?

(b) we currently own an old battleship of a Grumman 18' canoe that works
just fine for piddling around with 2 kids, dog, etc. However, I can't
imagine it'd be fun to portage for any length. Hence, if we went to
Algonquin, we'd surely either rent something more suitable or consider
upgrading to something lighter. However, would it be conceivable to get
through the carries on the popular Adirondack routes with such a boat of a
boat? I will be accompanied by my fabulous new husband, of course, eager to
prove his love to me through displays of ravenous manliness.

"Dan Valleskey" valleskey at comcast dot net wrote in message
...

Sorry I can't point you the right way. Sounds like Adirondacks may be
your best bet, but others know better than I. Gonna be hot and buggy
anywhere you go, that time of year.
~~~
What struck me about your post, is when I got married, she said, let's
make it a vacation to end all vacations. I said, okay, Hmmm.. always
wanted to sea kayak Baja. It'd be great, dear, fly out, rent boats,
spend an hour remembering how to roll. Then, just us, a tent, a mess
of beer and grub, and maybe a swim suit, in case we run into other
folk. (Back when anyone would have actually wanted to see either of
us with no clothes on).

We ended up on the Florida panhandle, in a condo. I carted my old
faithful 17 Jensen around on the car for three weeks, counting time
before, during, and after the whole shindig. For a hurried 2 hour
trip on a pretty Fla. blackwater river. Post Christmas, it was cold,
too cold to even swim in the gulf.

It is not much different today, unless I can leave her home.

tell yer (soon to be) hubby he is lucky!


-Dan V.



And then you get to listen to all your friends telling you how it takes
'compromises' to make a marriage happen. :-)

"When I got married, I discovered that I never knew the meaning of the word
'compromise'. I wanted 50 people at the wedding, she wanted 250. So we
compromised at 250."

--riverman

Algonquin PP, approx. 5 hour drive north of Buffalo, NY, has
rent-it-all outfitting centers on Rte 60, with plenty of backcountry
paddling nearby. They specialize in light and ultra light canoes and
related gear.

Maine offers 3-5 day paddle on East Br Penobscot River, approx. 35
miles west of Patten. That's approx. 3 hours north of Bangor. Can tie
in with hiking in Baxter State Park (sunrise on Kataadn).
Neither APP nor ME as buggy in Aug as in June.

Go to Thousand Islands and rent a house on your own little island. Great
kayaking in all directions.

DrLith wrote:
Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!

The original thought was to do something like a 6-day trip in Quetico or
BWCA; I've done a similar-length trip in Quetico, and the solitude just
cannot be beat. However, it slowly dawned on me that it'd be 20 hrs driving
time from wedding site to Ely, or more like 23 hrs to Atikokan. If we had
more time and could make a leisurely road-trip of it, that'd be ok, but the
gathering-of-families for the wedding itself is already eating into my
vacation time. It will be a fantastic anniversary trip one of these years.

Ok, so plan B would be to do a (probably canoe) camping trip within a 1-day
drive (defined as 12 hrs or less) of WV/MD, preferably of the more
backcountry variety. I have looked more at New England/ON, mostly because
I've got to figure anyplace farther south will be pretty stinky hot in
August.

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at? A 5-6 day single trip would be
ideal, but we could put together a couple of shorter river trips as well.
Does anyone have experience with La Verendrye (the Quebec one) or La
Mauricie?

(b) we currently own an old battleship of a Grumman 18' canoe that works
just fine for piddling around with 2 kids, dog, etc. However, I can't
imagine it'd be fun to portage for any length. Hence, if we went to
Algonquin, we'd surely either rent something more suitable or consider
upgrading to something lighter. However, would it be conceivable to get
through the carries on the popular Adirondack routes with such a boat of a
boat? I will be accompanied by my fabulous new husband, of course, eager to
prove his love to me through displays of ravenous manliness.

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:14:16 -0500, "DrLith"
wrote:

Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!
[....]

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at?

Niagara Falls - all honeymooners go to the Falls.




"How well we know what a profitable superstition this
fable of Christ has been for us" - Pope Leo X (1513-1521)

Just make sure you're both in your own boat. They don't call tandems
"divorce boats" for nothing!
"DrLith" wrote in message
...
Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!

The original thought was to do something like a 6-day trip in Quetico or
BWCA; I've done a similar-length trip in Quetico, and the solitude just
cannot be beat. However, it slowly dawned on me that it'd be 20 hrs
driving
time from wedding site to Ely, or more like 23 hrs to Atikokan. If we had
more time and could make a leisurely road-trip of it, that'd be ok, but
the
gathering-of-families for the wedding itself is already eating into my
vacation time. It will be a fantastic anniversary trip one of these years.

Ok, so plan B would be to do a (probably canoe) camping trip within a
1-day
drive (defined as 12 hrs or less) of WV/MD, preferably of the more
backcountry variety. I have looked more at New England/ON, mostly because
I've got to figure anyplace farther south will be pretty stinky hot in
August.

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at? A 5-6 day single trip would
be
ideal, but we could put together a couple of shorter river trips as well.
Does anyone have experience with La Verendrye (the Quebec one) or La
Mauricie?

(b) we currently own an old battleship of a Grumman 18' canoe that works
just fine for piddling around with 2 kids, dog, etc. However, I can't
imagine it'd be fun to portage for any length. Hence, if we went to
Algonquin, we'd surely either rent something more suitable or consider
upgrading to something lighter. However, would it be conceivable to get
through the carries on the popular Adirondack routes with such a boat of a
boat? I will be accompanied by my fabulous new husband, of course, eager
to
prove his love to me through displays of ravenous manliness.

DrLith wrote:
Fine folks at r.b.p.t:

I am getting married in early August, and as with all things "wedding,"
planning for the perfect honeymoon must begin far in advance!

The original thought was to do something like a 6-day trip in Quetico or
BWCA; I've done a similar-length trip in Quetico, and the solitude just
cannot be beat. However, it slowly dawned on me that it'd be 20 hrs driving
time from wedding site to Ely, or more like 23 hrs to Atikokan. If we had
more time and could make a leisurely road-trip of it, that'd be ok, but the
gathering-of-families for the wedding itself is already eating into my
vacation time. It will be a fantastic anniversary trip one of these years.

Ok, so plan B would be to do a (probably canoe) camping trip within a 1-day
drive (defined as 12 hrs or less) of WV/MD, preferably of the more
backcountry variety. I have looked more at New England/ON, mostly because
I've got to figure anyplace farther south will be pretty stinky hot in
August.

I have so far briefly considered many options, with Adirondacks, Algonquin
PP, or Allagash probably heading the list.

(a) are there other options I should look at? A 5-6 day single trip would be
ideal, but we could put together a couple of shorter river trips as well.
Does anyone have experience with La Verendrye (the Quebec one) or La
Mauricie?

(b) we currently own an old battleship of a Grumman 18' canoe that works
just fine for piddling around with 2 kids, dog, etc. However, I can't
imagine it'd be fun to portage for any length. Hence, if we went to
Algonquin, we'd surely either rent something more suitable or consider
upgrading to something lighter. However, would it be conceivable to get
through the carries on the popular Adirondack routes with such a boat of a
boat? I will be accompanied by my fabulous new husband, of course, eager to
prove his love to me through displays of ravenous manliness.


Fly to Hibbing, get picked up by outfitter. For ultimate, then fly to
Beaverhouse or Lac Lacroix by floatplaneto start trip in Quetico.

Grip wrote:

Just make sure you're both in your own boat. They don't call tandems
"divorce boats" for nothing!

Then again, we have the example of the couple (nameless for the nonce,
except to say that he is a professional paddler) who went on their
honeymoon in a tandem tripper in a very remote area. A few days away
from civilization, he threw out his back, leaving her to paddle solo for
the rest of the trip, while he moaned softly from the bow.

And they're still married.

--
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA

For better or for worse, in sickness and in health? Glad to know the vows
mean something to some. Gives one hope.
"Steve Cramer" wrote in message
...
Grip wrote:

Just make sure you're both in your own boat. They don't call tandems
"divorce boats" for nothing!

Then again, we have the example of the couple (nameless for the nonce,
except to say that he is a professional paddler) who went on their
honeymoon in a tandem tripper in a very remote area. A few days away
from civilization, he threw out his back, leaving her to paddle solo for
the rest of the trip, while he moaned softly from the bow.

And they're still married.

--
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA