In this fourth book of the Seven Seas Adventures Series, Anne and
Martin follow the wake of the Vikings across the North Sea and the
dreaded Bay of Biscay, a formidable test of sea legs and endurance.
They winter in Carmen's beautiful Seville and explore the
spectacular anchorages of the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily
and Greece where the intrepid sailors also battle levanters and
mistrals, meltemis and sciroccos, finally getting respite in the
sheltered bays of Turkey. In Israel, they go sightseeing through
the Bible and in Tunisia, take a memorable desert safari. Nasty
weather forces them into off-limits Algeria, where they are nearly
robbed at gun point. Heading back across the Atlantic, they have to
make an emergency stop in Morocco where the skipper ends up having
a back operation. A month later, after many dramatic but
heartwarming experiences, they complete the crossing. Back in San
Blas, Anne and Martin get a heroes' welcome from the Kunas who
remember them from six years earlier when they helped transport a
dead man on "Nor Siglar's" deck to his burial, a unique incident
which gave them experiences "ordinary tourists" would never gain
access to. 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." 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. Read how they had survived
serious dangers, break-ins and a dramatic grounding, escaped close
encounters with pirates, witnessed life-saving bravery and enjoyed
heart-warming personal meetings on all five continents. 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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