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On Island Time - Kayaking the Caribbean |
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Written by Jon
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
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I have been sailing and kayaking for about 10 years now. I have lost count of the number of times I have thought to myself, or overheard a friend on the boat say, "I would really like to just keep going in this direction until I hit a perfect tropical island." Scott Williams did just that, except he started out in Mississippi in a sea kayak and stopped in the Virgin Islands.
"On Island Time" was written based on that adventure. Williams relates, in no uncertain terms, what it took physically and mentally to accomplish his adventure. It is an engrossing read, and gives insight into what drives a person to brave hardships that many of us soft surburban would-be-captains can not even fathom.
If you kayak, sail or dream of just getting away from it all, I highly recommend this book. It inspired me to follow my dreams of my own ultimate adventure at the same time tempering those dreams with a halthy does of reality. I took from the book a better understanding of the fact that while I may prepare myself to face nature's challenges in a remote expedition you can not completely escape human civilization. Scott Williams book about his journey wonderfully illustrates the struggles he faced with both mother nature and civilization.
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