The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua: True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Fishing - Softcover

White, Randy Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585741752 ISBN 13: 9781585741755

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Whether he’s engaging in mock aerial combat or riding an Iditarod sled, Randy Wayne White is one of America’s most adventurous travelers. In this collection he studies anti-terrorist driving techniques, dives for golf balls in an alligator-infested pond, hunts his fellow man with a paint gun, ice-fishes for walleye with X-ray-stunned night-crawlers, and goes pig-shooting with Dr. Pavlov. With self-effacing optimism, White captures the joys and fears of wandering the earth’s surface with an eclectic cast of fellow travelers: a frog that won’t jump, a group of expatriate Brits who’ve developed an interesting cure for “road jaundice,” and even a mad Australian scientist.

Though he rarely finds what he’s looking for—like the legendary landlocked bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua—he develops a Zen-like “passion for the means” and a rare ability to revel in the rib-aching humor of each exotic trip.

In the end, White leaves the reader mesmerized by the potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless adventure in unfamiliar territory, from Florida to Borneo and everywhere in between. A leader of the new breed of thick-skinned, high-endurance adventure travelers of the 1990s, Randy Wayne White uniquely extols the pleasures of being “alone and on the move.”

About this title

About the Author

RANDY WAYNE WHITE, a former flats-fishing guide, wrote the popular "Out There" column for Outside magazine for many years. His books include "Batfishing in the Rainforest" and the Doc Ford mystery series. He is now a monthly columnist for Men s Health magazine and lives on Pine Island, off the west coast of Florida.

From the Back Cover

Whether he's engaging in mock aerial combat or riding an Iditarod sled, Randy Wayne White is one of America's most adventurous travelers. In this collection he studies anti-terrorist driving techniques, dives for golf balls in an alligator-infested pond, hunts his fellow man with a paint gun, ice-fishes for walleye with X-ray-stunned night-crawlers, and goes pig-shooting with Dr. Pavlov. With self-effacing optimism, White captures the joys and fears of wandering the earth's surface with an eclectic cast of fellow travelers: a frog that won't jump, a group of expatriate Brits who've developed an interesting cure for "road jaundice," and even a mad Australian scientist.Though he rarely finds what he's looking for - like the legendary landlocked bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua - he develops a Zen-like "passion for the means," and a rare ability to revel in the rib-aching humor o each exotic trip. (53/4 X 9, 232 pages)

Edition details

• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585741752
• ISBN 13: 9781585741755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232