Saddled At Sea: A 15,000 Mile Journey to New Zealand by Russian Freighter [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Dew, Josie

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9780316732628: Saddled At Sea: A 15,000 Mile Journey to New Zealand by Russian Freighter [Lingua Inglese]

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ISBN 10: 0316732621 ISBN 13: 9780316732628

Casa editrice: Sphere, 2006

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What should have been a straightforward five-week journey, crossing two oceans, passing through the Panama canal and taking in the islands of the South Pacific en route, turns into an epic journey of rough seas, clashing personalities and crises in the ship's engine room. And when the Speybank receives an SOS from a yacht with a heart attack victim on board, it's all hands on board deck for a daring sea rescue.

With various delays and detours, five weeks turns into six, then seven, then eight...and whilst the other passengers are quietly going mad with frustration, Josie develops unusual strategies to cope with the hours of potentially endless tedium on board.

As the journey progresses and the ship sails from the freezing seas of the north to the hot and steamy south, so the atmosphere on board approaches boiling point. Safety issues, personal disputes and unreasonable delays are top of the agenda for the passengers. Will they actually reach New Zealand before someone jumps ship, or is pushed...?!

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Recensione:

Great fun (Adam HART-Davis)

Dew excels at recreating and evoking the quaint and sometimes bizarre idiosyncratic behaviour and events she encounters (Adventure Travel)

Dew writes a lively, entertaining and informative narrative and combines acute observations with an infectious passion for cycling (Daily Telegraph)

Dew is armed with a fierce sense of survival and courage (Geographical)

Descrizione del libro:

* A 15,000 mile journey to New Zealand by Russian freighter - a fascinating, funny and moving account which will delight all travellers who have ever wondered what it might be like to sail halfway round the world the hard way.

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