Old 12-22-13, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SmallFront
Edit: Btw, you have never felt tired untill you have tried rowing in choppy seas with a headwind for ten hours straight while trying to keep an average speed of 8 knots, and then having to carry your stuff up on the beach, followed by carrying a 30kg row boat up the beach too, lol.
from my canoe camping experience, 8 knots or nearly 15kph is incredibly fast. I dont rememeber exactly how far we used to paddle in a day on rivers or lakes in a trip canoe, two people and stuff, but off the top of my head, I'd guess half that. That is impressive.
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