Full Description
Equipped with his cheerful optimism and a pith helmet, this Odysseus in a dinghy takes you with him from the borders of north Wales to the Black Sea - 4,900 kilometers over salt and fresh water, under sail, at oars, or at the end of a tow rope - through twelve countries, 282 locks, and numerous trials and adventures, including an encounter with Balkan pirates.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Part One: Bumping into Places
Chapter 1: Teacher's Thief
Chapter 2: The Dinghy and the Dreamer
Chapter 3: Departure and Dismay
Chapter 4: Sails and Stained Glass
Chapter 5: Rapids and Repairs
Chapter 6: Steam Trains and Smooth Sailing
Chapter 7: High Tide to Bristol
Chapter 8: Wi' a Hundred Locks a' A' an' A'
Chapter 9: Death and Dreaming Spires
Chapter 10: Return to Reading
Chapter 11: Capsizes and Colleges
Chapter 12: London and the Law
Part Two: Caution to the Winds
Chapter 13: Dooms and Delays
Chapter 14: Tide on the Thames
Chapter 15: Of Shallows and Shipwrecks
Chapter 16: Cake and Carpentry
Chapter 17: Dashing to Dover
Chapter 18: Crossing to Calais
Chapter 19: Dead Dogs and Englishmen...
Chapter 20: Et in Arcadia Ego
Chapter 21: Farewell to France
Chapter 22: A Jollyboat in Germany
Chapter 23: Contrary Currents and Kindness
Chapter 24: The Kaiser's Canal
Chapter 25: Pigeons and Palaces
Chapter 26: Into the East
Chapter 27: Proud Hearts and Empty Pockets
Chapter 28: Bad Times in Bulgaria
Chapter 29: The Wings of Morning
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