Finally I am a canoe owner. We had the canoe on  home delivery, which meant we had to go to Umeå, 300 km away to get it. Had it been anything besides a canoe we wouldn't have bothered, but since there are so few companies actually selling canoes up here in the wilderness it felt like going next door to get it. This is the beauty in question:


Ah, it is nice!


The baptism

The maiden voyage took place in one of the smallest creeks on earth, a stone's throw from home. Not the best idea, we realised when we had to carry the canoe more than half the way :)


One of many obstacles...