In this fifth book of the Series, the intrepid sailors are seven
years into their offshore adventure ready to tackle the long ocean
passages of the fabled South Seas without crew. Highlights include
crossing the Equator, the giant tortoises of Galapagos, landfall in
rugged Marquesas, cruising legendary French Polynesia with its
beautiful vahines and exotic hula-hula, tattooed men in outrigger
canoes, spectacular atolls and lagoons, but also treacherous reefs
and Mayday calls, corrupt officials, illness and dramatic rescue
operations. In friendly Fiji, they experience theft and groundings;
in festive Tonga, traditional song and dance and the King swimming
around "Nor Siglar" anchored in his favourite bay. In remote
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, they witness everything from war
dances in the buff to locals building outrigger canoes, help an
injured native, survive a close encounter with a shark and trade
with world-renowned carvers. They learn about Black Magic,
coming-of-age rituals and pig killings with clubs, their many
taboos, arranged marriages, bride prices and even some pigeon
English. Leaving the South Pacific across the Coral Sea, Anne and
Martin battle the toughest sail of their lives. 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.
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