Have an upcoming trip and would appreciate any suggestions for airport reading. Thinking of a good narrative of a kayaking expedition or adventure. Thanks in advance for all suggestions! Keith *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Have an upcoming trip and would appreciate any suggestions for airport reading. If you can find it - "Kayak Full of Ghosts" by Lawrence Millman. It is out of print but can often be found through Amazon.com or on eBay. It is a collection of Inuit tales, some as short as a few paragraphs and none longer than a few pages. Easy airport reading except that people will look at you when you laugh out loud at stories about the man whose penis hung down to his knees or the voice in the shitpile or the guy who got all the girls by impressing them with his ability to shoot narwals in a really unusual manner. There are also a lot of non-sexual/scatalogical stories. They give a really good impression of what life must have been like for the first kayakers. I had to buy a bunch as gifts because everyone I loaned the book to refused to return it. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Get Chris Duff's new book - Southern Exposure about his solo circumnavigation around New Zealand's south Island in 2000. > Have an upcoming trip and would appreciate any suggestions for airport > reading. > Thinking of a good narrative of a kayaking expedition or adventure. > > Thanks in advance for all suggestions! > > Keith > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Either one of Chris Duff's books On Celtic Tides or Southern Exposure *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Rowing To Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctic's Edge Not edited all that well but I found this book very interesting for what the author had to say about paddling and long trips and foreign coasts and different cultures. Some of her trips are really extraordinary and she has paddled/rowed a hell of a long way. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Not Kayaking but try 'The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow' It is about an Australian teacher who sails/paddles a mirror Dinghy from North Wales to the Back Sea. An excellent read. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Keith Wrage <keith.wrage_at_charter.net> wrote: > Thinking of a good narrative of a kayaking expedition or adventure. I'll second "Rowing to Latitude" (Fredston) and "Homelands" (Byron Ricks) -- the latter for its writing and the former for the amazing things they did. "Homelands" is invigorating, poignant, and solid. I loved the careful way Byron treated disappearing cultures in Alaska -- white and native both. Bill Weitzel's rec of a narrative by a woman who soloed the Inside Passage must be for "Spirited Waters" by Jennifer Hahn. It is a hell of a book -- well written, and full of the spirit of place I identify with the Pacific Northwest. Jennifer has plenty of adventures, and is very much in tune with the natural environment. And, I learned a new way to do roasted spuds! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
G'Day, Can anyone remember the title of a book about someone who tried to follow the journey of Brendan from Ireland to the New World in a small boat. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi all - I'm getting lots of replies regarding reading materials - I'll post a summary list when the 'entries' stop flowing.... Keith *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Can anyone remember the title of a book about someone who tried to follow > the journey of Brendan from Ireland to the New World in a small boat. Hello Peter, donīt know about a trip Ireland - New World, but whats about this? David W. Shaw, "Daring the Sea - The True Story of the First Men to Row across the Atlantic Ocean", Birch Lane Press, Carol Publishing Group, New York. Two norwegian fishermen, rowd 1896 (!!!) in an open Dory (?) without rudder or sails from NYC (6th june 1896) to he Scilly Islands (1st August). Really an amazing story!! bye - Jochen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi all, > Can anyone remember the title of a book about someone who tried to follow > the journey of Brendan from Ireland to the New World in a small boat. The Brendan voyage, by Tim Severin. Tim is a nautical historian who has made a lot of voyages in historical crafts. All his books are very interesting and well written. And from a scientific viewpoint much more sound than Thor Heyerdahl. Some other titles: -The spice islands voyage. In search of Alfred Wallace. -The Jason voyage: The quest for the golden fleece -The Ulysses Voyage: Sea Search for the Odyssey -In Search of Moby Dick: Quest for the White Whale Some other tips: Homelands, by Byron Ricks. About a trip with two kayaks down the inside passage from Glacier bay to Puget Sound. Well written. Moving account of disappearing cultures, and of the impact of logging and other human enterprise on the coastal environment. A boat in our bagage. Around the world with a kayak, by Maria Coffey. A folding kayak trip at varous places around the globe. Well written, with a fine eye for people. Baidarka, the kayak, by George Dyson. Brilliant book with beautifull photographs about the history of the baidarka. Actually not airport reading: to beautifull to stow in a backpack. That is it for the moment. I must have a better look at my bookshelves. Greetings, Merijn *********************************** Merijn Wijnen merijnwijnen_at_fastmail.fm *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
There is Tim Severin's "The Brendan Voyage" (both book and video), in which he recreates the voyage. But it is certainly not a small boat, so is there another book that your thinking of? >Can anyone remember the title of a book about someone who tried to follow >the journey of Brendan from Ireland to the New World in a small boat. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Wes wrote: - >The Brendan Voyage, by Tim Severin. Good read! Paul wrote: - >There is Tim Severin's "The Brendan Voyage" .... >............But it is certainly not a small boat, >so is there another book that your thinking of? G'day Paul and Wes, Thanks for the reference, its probably right as I had only the vaguest of recollections of a conversation in a bar on what sounded like an intriguing story. I'm becoming interested in that period of history and will certainly go chase the book. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > Can anyone remember the title of a book about someone who tried to follow > the journey of Brendan from Ireland to the New World in a small boat. The Brendan Voyage by Timothy Severin Modern Library; ISBN: 0375755241 Great book. Severin and a crew built an exact replica of a sixth-century leather-hulled sailing ship and recreated the legendary voyage. -- mike ----------------------------------- Michael Edelman medelman_at_ameritech.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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