The Longest Voyage (or How I Learned to Hate Yachts)120 pages - A novice cruising yachtsman, fired with a spirit adventure takes his family from England on a yacht through the inland river canals of France, to the Mediterranean Sea and Barcelona of Spain. A funny, light-hearted story that the author recounts with a dry wit and a somewhat deprecating view of himself as the skipper. |
Contents
Table of Contents | 9 |
Free at Last | 17 |
Finding Our Sea Legs | 20 |
On to Chichester | 25 |
Departure | 33 |
Across the Wine Dark Sea and up the River | 36 |
Persona Non Grata | 41 |
Into the Sanctuary of the Canals | 47 |
The Mediterranean Still Beckons | 73 |
The End of the Canal in Sight | 79 |
St Cyprien Rest Stop | 87 |
On to Spain | 90 |
Episode of the Spanish Family and Other Strangers | 95 |
Visit to Ancient Ruins | 102 |
Barcelona and Captain Frank | 108 |
Epilogue | 121 |
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