Southern Exposure: A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island by Chris Duff
£12.95
|
Kayak Across the Atlantic by Peter Bray  (2)
£9.49
|
Sea Kayak: A Manual for Intermediate and Advanced Sea Kayakers by Gordon Brown (2)
£15.19
|
 (4)
£5.99
|
Sea Kayak Navigation: A Practical Manual, Essential Knowledge for Finding Your Way at Sea by Franco Ferrero (1)
£8.99
|
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.
|
|||||||||
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
| Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links (What is this?) |
Weather In
www.Ask.com
Get up to date weather reports from Ask.com
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
"Every time I thought I had reached the peak, that the passion for the journey must certainly begin to wane, I would stumble on another experience that pulled me onward," writes Chris Duff, recounting his solo circumnavigation of Ireland by sea kayak in the summer of 1996. "Stroke by stroke, four miles an hour, Ireland was filling me with its life blood."
Beginning and ending in Dublin, Duff paddled 1,200 miles over the course of three months. Sometimes he piloted his frail craft through waters too tumultuous even for hardy local fisherman; other times he sought refuge in sixth- century monastic ruins on coastal islands or waited out storms for days on end in his tent. In this sense, Duff's journey is a study in contrasting worlds: land and sea; past and present; solitude and society. The story's suspense comes not from a questionable outcome, but in the surprise of daily encounters. Who or what relic of the past will the author stumble upon next?
Ultimately it is Duff's openness to ancient and elemental forces, expressed in starkly honest prose, that propels his narrative through the churning waters of Irish history and landscape. But this is also the story of a sea kayaker at the top of his game, dealing with nature's harsh blows and quiet caresses. --Kristopher Kaiyala
Synopsis
This memoir is filled with insight into the geography, culture and history of Ireland. The author takes readers for a white-knuckle ride on the furious Irish seas, part of his three-month odyssey that also takes in the desolate isle of Skellig Michael, home to 6th-century monastic ruins.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
In the gray of dawn I rolled over in the sleeping bag and slowly came out of my dream world. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
In the gray of dawn I rolled over in the sleeping bag and slowly came out of my dream world. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Tag this product( What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
 |
||||
Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed
Argonauts of the Western Isles by Robin Lloyd-Jones
£16.14
|
Kayak Across the Atlantic by Peter Bray (2)
£9.49
|
Southern Exposure: A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand's South Island by Chris Duff
£12.95
|
Dances with Waves: Around Ireland by Kayak by Brian Wilson
£11.39
|
Hebridean Waves: Kayaking Scotland's West Coast by Ewan Gillespie
£12.34
|
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. 
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
