New Canoe

Last week the dog and I traveled to southern Washington State to pick up the canoe shown atop Helmut, our trusty (mostly) Westfalia campervan.

I'd discovered the canoe for sale on craigslist (in Portland) and a short roadtrip seemed like a good idea to pick up a canoe that appeared to be in such great condition.

I'd been looking for a new, lighter canoe and had found a couple made by companies in Ontario that looked as if they might fit the bill. However, shipping added on to the cost of the canoe meant I was looking at $3,000 to get the canoe to Victoria. This canoe (Prism) by Wenonah had all the specification I was looking for at a third of the price. The canoe is in very good condition and my first two paddles have been quite satisfying.