We live in the Netherlands. Just outside of Amsterdam near the largest bulb garden in the world, The Keukenhof.
I grew up in the United States and I am from the Land of 10,000 Lakes…Minnesota.
My hubby is Dutch and has a career here in The Netherlands.
Paddling our former cedar canoe “Cedar” (she was sold in in the Spring 2022) in the Dutch National Park De Weerribben
We started canoeing with a cedar strip canoe. We now paddle a Nova Craft Pal canoe name “Namakagon”. We paddle mostly flat water in The Netherlands and the United States.
I own two 12 foot Wilderness kayaks. One in The Netherlands and one in the United States.
The Hubby owns a 14 foot yellow Wilderness kayak here in the Netherlands.
14 foot Wilderness Kayak
I am a long time kayaker and outdoors person. I do gardening and try my best to live a sustainable life style. Call me a tree hugger and an environmentalist and it is a compliment in my book as I try to live with nature in all the wonder it contains. I return to my home territory in the Northern Minnesota each year to enjoy the lakes, rivers and outdoors.
Relaxing outside a cabin after a canoe paddle in The Netherlands
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you should come up to Tofino with your canoe.I canoe all the time! I come from Peterborough, Ontario.The Peterborough canoe is well known.I prefer to canoe than kayak myself.
What type of Cedar? Eastern white or red?
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I will check out that location. We are unsure what type of cedar since we do not know her builder. But, from the look of her my guess is white. Thanks so much for stopping by our blog.
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I’ve owned three different campers and a couple of kayaks. Good living. 🙂
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Isn’t it wonderful to be out in the world instead of experiencing it from the sidelines? I think people who are in touch with the ground (most gardeners) are well connected to the outdoors. Thanks for the comment.
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Nice to meet you at the gym in Moose and to share some adventures and laughter.
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Cool! Glad you were able to connect to our blog. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comment.
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In Finland, we have 187 888 lakes and huge possibilities to canoeing.
Happy ad safe travels.
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I would love to visit one day Finland. I have heard it is beautiful. Thanks for stopping and commenting.
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Here is for example an excellent Place to canoeing:
Cruise to Rock paintings
Welcome!
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Wow. You are living an interesting life. I look forward to following your blog! Thanks for liking my comment.
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That’s a beautiful canoe. I spent 40 years in Minnesota (and fell in love with the Boundary Waters) but never paddled anything that gorgeous. We had an aluminum canoe, but it did have the advantage of being lighter. Now I live in Britain, where they call kayaks canoes. It drives me quietly nuts.
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Oh… yeah know all about the “nuts” as they do the same here in The Netherlands. Our Cedar canoe is located in The Netherlands, so we have not taken her into the BWCA. We rented a Kevlar canoe from an outfitter in Ely.
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Much easier to portage.
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That is for sure!
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Love your website & hope you had a wonderful time in Barnum-no more fussy men around I hope!
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So happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping. Please keep stopping by from time to time. I am always doing something.
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Beautiful place! Nature is amazing! 💜
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Thank you! We love it for sure.
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Yes relaxing! 😊
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