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he soon found out that I meant serious business, he was still on, and that is god, because he is an experienced outdoor man and a good athlete.
A few years back we bought an old FAERING on the west coast of Norway, and thought that would be suitable for our journey, but it showed to be too old and "crispy" It hadn`t been in the water for the last 15 years, and been in the sun for the last two years.
Last winter I bought another used boat. Made in fiberglass and just ideal for our purpose, it was a replica of a real faering, but it has floating tanks and is much stronger and safer. It was brought home to Horten last February and we were lucky enough to get it stored in an old carpenter shop were we could do all the work on it.
The planning of the trip has been going on for a long time. Many books have been read, a lot of I - mail pages have been copied. Last fall my wife and I drove north, along the river from Memphis TN all the way to Lake Itasca MN.
At the "Headwaters" the river is to shallow for us to start. That is why we are starting at Lake Bemidji. From there I hope we shall be able to make it further down the river, even if there are some places we have to portage because of falls and rapids. If it will be too difficult to manage by our own, we have to really on a helping hand from some of the locals.
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