Saddled at Sea: A 15,000-Mile Journey to New Zealand by Russian Freighter - Hardcover

Dew, Josie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316732621 ISBN 13: 9780316732628

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, 2006

Synopsis

What should have been a straightforward five-week journey, crossing two oceans, passing through the Panama canal, and taking in the islands of the South Pacific en route, turns into an epic journey of rough seas, clashing personalities, and crises in the ship’s engine room. And when the ship receives an SOS from a yacht with a heart attack victim on board, it’s all hands on deck for a daring sea rescue. With various delays and detours, five weeks turns into six, then seven, then eight and while the other passengers are quietly going mad with frustration, Josie develops unusual strategies to cope with the hours of potentially endless tedium on board. As the journey progresses and the ship sails from the freezing seas of the north to the hot and steamy south, so the atmosphere on board approaches boiling point. Safety issues, personal disputes, and unreasonable delays are top of the agenda for the passengers. Will they actually reach New Zealand before someone jumps ship, or is pushed?

About this title

About the Author:

Josie Dew is the author of Long Cloud Ride, A Ride in the Neon Sun, Slow Coast Home, and Travels in a Strange State. She has cycled 280,000 miles across 43 countries, some by accident.

Review:

"Great fun."  —Adam Hart-Davis, author, What the Romans Did For Us 

"Dew excels at recreating and evoking the quaint and sometimes bizarre idiosyncratic behaviour and events she encounters."  —Adventure Travel

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0316732621
• ISBN 13: 9780316732628
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288