| Mingming II and the Islands of the Ice Contributor(s): Taylor, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0955803578 ISBN-13: 9780955803574 Publisher: Troubador Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - Travel | Europe - Scandinavia (finland, Norway, Sweden) |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.62 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sailing his newly-created yacht Mingming II, Roger ventures into the Baring Sea and explores the islands of north-eastern Svalbard. During the 55-day voyage to waters seldom sailed in, he encounters everything from walruses to inquisitive humpback whales to massive ice cliffs, and nearly rescues a beautiful Russian girl from Bear Island. On his way back he makes his third visit to the island of Jan Mayen, deep in the Norwegian Sea, and there fulfils a long-held ambition. Acutely observational and well-laced with Taylor's wry humour, the book is as much an exploration of what is possible with one man, one simple boat and one home-made sail, as a journey to some of the planet's bleakest and most beautiful islands. |
