Seraffyn's European Adventure
Europe gave Lin and Larry a warm and civilized welcome, and they responded with keen appreciation and observation...They had, or else took, the time to fit into local environments, talk to local people, and reflect on what they saw. The result is a travel and cruising book above the average.  --Lloyds List, London, 1985If we had waited until we could afford a 45-foot yacht and all its luxuries, we might never have gone cruising, the Pardeys explain. They certainly prove that one need not be wealthy to see the world. The book shows their optimism, endurance, and resourcefulness. As they sum up, The whole idea is freedom. Go small, go simple, go now.  --Carolyn Rustemeyer,Cruising World Magazine, 1987Lin Pardey has ..... in her deceptively simple and fresh-faced style, told the story of an unusual and appealing marriage partnership, a special way of life. Yachtsmen will enjoy the technical description of the problems of maneuvering in the tight harbors and unmapped channels.... the perils of heavy seas in a small boat. But what is remarkable is that she can draw a nonsailor into these special subjects and make them as comprehensible and absorbing to a landlubber as they would be to someone about to set out on the same itinerary in a small boat of his own.  --R Sokolov,New York Times Book Review, 1984