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Birkenwerder July 27th to 29th 1987

We went on a boat trip today.

We went on a boat trip again today.

Today, I stayed in bed til noon and read.


I believe, the boat I'm talking about here is my parent's folding canoe.

These boats were quite popular in the GDR and consisted of a wooden frame with a rubber/textile skin. It could be disassembled to save space. However the assembly/disassembly process was quite involved, so my parents assembled it at the beginning of summer and kept it that way until it was time to stow it away again.

Here's a photo of one that looks very similar to the one we had:

mit dem Faltboot unterwegs Image by Stocki's Bikes on Flickr

It's a two seater, but my dad had added a third seat for me in the middle.

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childhood, past, birkenwerder, faltboot
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