Armchair paddlers may enjoy reading "The Happy Isles
of Oceania", by Paul Theroux, in which he chronicles
his several months spent paddling a folding kayak
around various South Sea islands. I seem to recall it
being a Klepper Aerius, which packs into two large
duffels, and which he checks as baggage on
inter-island flights between the legs of his trip. A
good read if you enjoy traveling, paddling, or
learning about the mixed effects of Western influence
on remote native cultures.

REQUIRED VANAGON CONTENT (well, sort of):
Spam, the miracle meat in a can, is wildly popular not
only among Westy campers, but also with today's South
Sea islanders. Theroux suggests the reason is that the
luncheon meat's musky, salty flavor is very close to
that of human flesh, making it a delicacy among a
people who until quite recently practiced
cannibalism...

Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
http://www.vanthology.com/

"OK, I'll leave it at that since I've already gone on
for far too long about something I don't know a whole
lot about ..."

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