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VIDEO: A Norwegian tribute to liloing
Mon 03 Oct, 2011 6:52 am
With a wife that is half Australian and half British, I was introduced to liloing through Australian Geographic Magazine back in the early 90's. It was not until this summer that I had the opportunity to try it out. Let's put it this way: The maiden voyage was memorable.
We have plenty of nice rivers worth a trip on an air mattress here in Norway, but Håkon and I decided on something special:
Approximately three kilometers inland from the coastal town of Holmestrand in southern Norway, you will find a small beaver infested creek running 30 kilometers south to Tønsberg. Along the way the creek joins forces with the rivers Storelva and Aulieelva before entering the Tønsberg Fjord.
Come along to the jungle of southern Norway, to a muddy little creek where the beavers rule and where Håkon and I obviously are in the wrong spot
VIDEO: http://bushwhackingscandinavia.com/2011/09/23/video-exploring-a-30km-beaver-creek-on-an-airbed/
Cheers,
Mikkel Bølstad
Norway
We have plenty of nice rivers worth a trip on an air mattress here in Norway, but Håkon and I decided on something special:
Approximately three kilometers inland from the coastal town of Holmestrand in southern Norway, you will find a small beaver infested creek running 30 kilometers south to Tønsberg. Along the way the creek joins forces with the rivers Storelva and Aulieelva before entering the Tønsberg Fjord.
Come along to the jungle of southern Norway, to a muddy little creek where the beavers rule and where Håkon and I obviously are in the wrong spot
VIDEO: http://bushwhackingscandinavia.com/2011/09/23/video-exploring-a-30km-beaver-creek-on-an-airbed/
Cheers,
Mikkel Bølstad
Norway
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Re: VIDEO: A Norwegian tribute to liloing
Mon 03 Oct, 2011 8:05 am
Very entertaining and looks like hard work!
Also looks quite lush. I've been to Norway, but mostly up north where you wouldn't dare hop in the water so good to see some other terrain.
Also looks quite lush. I've been to Norway, but mostly up north where you wouldn't dare hop in the water so good to see some other terrain.
Re: VIDEO: A Norwegian tribute to liloing
Mon 03 Oct, 2011 4:53 pm
Fantastic! I love the idea of just floating into a town port on a lilo.
Re: VIDEO: A Norwegian tribute to liloing
Mon 03 Oct, 2011 5:15 pm
Loved it 
Re: VIDEO: A Norwegian tribute to liloing
Mon 03 Oct, 2011 6:28 pm
photohiker wrote:Very entertaining and looks like hard work!
Also looks quite lush. I've been to Norway, but mostly up north where you wouldn't dare hop in the water so good to see some other terrain.
Thanks for the comment. The part of Southern Norway that we visited is known for its nutritious soil rich in clay, hence the landscape is dominated by agricultural land. Except for the long string of bush along the creeks and rivers.
Thanks a lot for the comments, photohiker and pazzar. Looking forward to go river exploring in Australia some day – preferably in packrafts, though
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