He only expects to find work and shelter but discovers he is free to live his dream in his new homeland. He marries the love of his life and at the age of 24 they embark with their baby on a sailing expedition through the South Pacific retracing the footsteps of Captain Cook. They were last seen sailing toward the South Pacific with a stack of how to sail books by their side. The rules of civilization no longer apply once they leave the security of North America.
Survival takes on a whole new meaning.
Their lives are flung upside down when they confront illness, pregnancy, cannibals, sharks and violent storms. Not only is this an adventurous account of human survival, it is a heart-warming remembrance of the immigrant's childhood and his relationship with his father. People who enjoy reading inspirational books, about adventure and adventure-travel, sailing and biographies. Don't limit your children. Teenagers enjoy and benefit greatly from this book.