We spent a great long weekend in Venice, and the highlight was bringing our folding Puffin II Pakboat with us.
Before we went I looked at whether it was possible to kayak in Venice, and the websites I looked at suggested it was. The owner of our small hotel said it was not problem, but that we should be careful not to touch the gondalas, which cost more than 50,000 Euros. So, we put together our boat and took to the canals…
Ying and I spent 4 days kayaking the central lakes of Sweden this August. We were in the Dalarna province, about 3 hours west of Stockholm. We brought our folding Pakboat kayak from London on the plane, and then took a train to the small town of Smedjebacken, from where we paddled south.
Our campsite on Day 3
Our boat was full of stuff; camping gear, clothing and food, but it was great paddling on placid waters, with only a little rain on day 1.