Publisher's Synopsis
In this fourth book of the Seven Seas Adventures Series, Anne and Martin follow the wake of the Vikings across the North Sea and the dreaded Bay of Biscay, a formidable test of sea legs and endurance. They winter in Carmen's beautiful Seville and explore the spectacular anchorages of the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Greece where the intrepid sailors also battle levanters and mistrals, meltemis and sciroccos, finally getting respite in the sheltered bays of Turkey. In Israel, they go sightseeing through the Bible and in Tunisia, take a memorable desert safari. Nasty weather forces them into off-limits Algeria, where they are nearly robbed at gun point. Heading back across the Atlantic, they have to make an emergency stop in Morocco where the skipper ends up having a back operation. A month later, after many dramatic but heartwarming experiences, they complete the crossing. Back in San Blas, Anne and Martin get a heroes' welcome from the Kunas who remember them from six years earlier when they helped transport a dead man on "Nor Siglar's" deck to his burial, a unique incident which gave them experiences "ordinary tourists" would never gain access to. At the peak of their careers, Anne Brevig and Martin Vennesland made the decision of their lives: they chose freedom and a highly uncertain future on the high seas instead of secure jobs and the safety and comfort of life ashore. In order to finance their dream, they sold their house and most of their belongings and moved onboard their 40-foot sailboat, "Nor Siglar". She became their one and only home for 15 years. Neither imagined that they were going to spend 9 years on the 7 seas and sail more than 56,000 nautical miles around the world! Anne and Martin's bluewater adventure was not about breaking any records. Its main focus was meeting people from different backgrounds and cultures - encounters that take on entirely different dimensions when sailing off the beaten track far away from the traditional tourist routes. Their 9-years on the 7 Seas circumnavigation onboard "Nor Siglar", which is truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure packed with drama and excitement, has been documented in books and magazine articles and is now available in the "Seven Seas Adventures Series". The books in the Seven Seas Adventures Series are not just any old travelogues for adventurers. Rather, it is a collection of highlights from encounters with "ordinary" people from different cultures and backgrounds who live a life much different from what most of us are used to. Anne and Martin certainly learned that what we take for granted is an elusive dream for others. The books "answer" a multitude of questions posed by travellers in general as well as prospective offshore sailors. Read how they had survived serious dangers, break-ins and a dramatic grounding, escaped close encounters with pirates, witnessed life-saving bravery and enjoyed heart-warming personal meetings on all five continents. Their 9-years on the 7 Seas circumnavigation onboard "Nor Siglar", which is truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure packed with drama and excitement, has been documented in books and magazine articles and is now available in the "Seven Seas Adventures Series".
