Sailing Alone around the World

Era o que eu esperava

I thoroughly recommend reading this book. 📕 Well worth it.Joshua Slocum is not just a great Captain, he’s a great writer.

A must read for anyone who enjoys true stories of adventure. Slocumb's writing is both eloquent and humourous. He masterfully reveals the ordeals of this epic voyage, which are as much on land as at sea. His encounters with exotic places and people over several years are full of intrigue. The narrative is often very brief, moves along quickly and left me wanting to know more. I rank this as a classic of exploration literature comparable to Arabian Sands or Through The Dark Continent.

It is one of my favorite booksyou can share the story with children after 12!

堀江謙一氏の「太平洋ひとりぽっち」を読み感動したのは中学生の時。文中、彼は本著を読んで太平洋横断を考えたとか。60年後、何かの拍子でその本が私の目の前に現れたのです。1895年4月にボストン近郊を立ち3年強をかけた人類最初の単独世界一周航海記。世界各地の港を20か所以上寄港し、時には2，3ヵ月滞在するノンビリした航海です。驚いたのは難所中の難所、マゼラン海峡では強烈な暴風雨のみならず、海賊同様な現地人からの襲撃。氷に閉ざされ荒涼としたこんな地の果てにも人類は存在してるのです。もう一つはチリの遥か沖合、太平洋のど真ん中の孤島に自身の王国・ハーレムを作るべき多数の現地人女性を引きつれ移住した男の話。世界は広い！