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Closing the Round-the-World Circle - Pirate infested Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and the Home Stretch. (Paperback)
Loot Price: R352
Discovery Miles 3 520
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Closing the Round-the-World Circle - Pirate infested Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and the Home Stretch. (Paperback)
Series: Seven Seas Adventures, 7
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Loot Price R352
Discovery Miles 3 520
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In this seventh and last book of the Series, Anne and Martin
encounter some of the toughest and most dramatic challenges of
their entire voyage, while at the same time experiencing
exhilarating highs. Feel the sheer terror when they get caught in a
giant fish net on the Arabian Sea; sail with them through the
pirate infested waters of the Gulf of Aden into the dreaded Red Sea
feared by sailors for its vicious head winds. Explore with them the
mysteries of the Arab world with its mosques and minarets, macho
men in long, white robes, veiled women in black abayas, camel
crossings, crowded souks with exotic herbs and spices, fragrant
perfumes and gold, frankincense and myrrh. Tour the desert
accompanied by armed guards, experience traditional coffee
ceremonies, witness poverty beyond belief and the last slave
trading post in the world. Finally, Anne and Martin battle their
way to the safety of the Suez Canal and Israel where they cross
their own course from four years prior, receiving a hero's welcome
and even meet Shimon Peres. Then, the adventurous couple are
homeward bound after 9 fabulous years on the 7 seas The books in
the Seven Seas Adventures Series are not just any old travelogues
for adventurers. Rather, it is a collection of highlights from
encounters with "ordinary" people from different cultures and
backgrounds who live a life much different from what most of us are
used to. Anne and Martin certainly learned that what we take for
granted is an elusive dream for others. The books "answer" a
multitude of questions posed by travellers in general as well as
prospective offshore sailors. At the peak of their careers, Anne
Brevig and Martin Vennesland made the decision of their lives: they
chose freedom and a highly uncertain future on the high seas
instead of secure jobs and the safety and comfort of life ashore.
In order to finance their dream, they sold their house and most of
their belongings and moved onboard their 40-foot sailboat, "Nor
Siglar." She became their one and only home for 15 years. Neither
imagined that they were going to spend 9 years on the 7 seas and
sail more than 56,000 nautical miles around the world Anne and
Martin's bluewater adventure was not about breaking any records.
Its main focus was meeting people from different backgrounds and
cultures - encounters that take on entirely different dimensions
when sailing off the beaten track far away from the traditional
tourist routes. Their 9-years on the 7 Seas circumnavigation
onboard "Nor Siglar," which is truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure
packed with drama and excitement, has been documented in books and
magazine articles and is now available in the "Seven Seas
Adventures Series."
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