Across Islands and Oceans: A Journey Alone Around the World By Sail and By Foot (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781470004613)

Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of twenty-five year-old James Baldwin and his epic two-year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging twenty-eight foot sailboat. Early on and "as broke as he] dared to be," James determined not only to sail around the world, but also to hike across every island that he visits. His inland forays are unique in the literature of circumnavigators as he finds danger, humor, friendship and romance in places most sailors will never visit. James' story unfolds in his earnest exploration of distant lands and seas, his meditations on the people whose lives he touched, and his greater voyage to explore his own private ocean of solitude. His adventure is not merely an attempt to seek thrills, nor even to tempt death, but rather a voyage of discovery as he set out in the direction of his youthful dreams to meet the life he imagined. "Go seek what you will, where you will, but be a seeker all of your life." -James Baldwin

Author: James Baldwin
ISBN-10: 1470004615
ISBN-13: 9781470004613
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2012
Pages: 378
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.78d