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PEDALLING TO HAWAII
A human powered adventure across the Western Hemisphere by Stevie Smith
Picture a frustrated office worker of twenty-five, unimpressed with the prospect of more years of grey mediocrity. One rainy, miserable Monday, Stevie Smith resolves to grab life with both hands and embark on a thrilling adventure - an idea that came to be known as "the last great First" - to go around the world entirely by human power.
Although he had never been on an expedition of any kind, had no knowledge of the sea or money to fund this hugely ambitious journey, Stevie and his friend Jason manage to cycle down through Europe, cross the Atlantic Ocean in Moksha, their purpose-built, ocean-going pedal boat - taking 111 days to pedal the 7,500 kilometres to Miami - then cycle and skate across America, and pedal 3,500 kilometres across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.
Pedalling to Hawaii is hilarious, entertaining and refreshingly non-heroic, packed with thrills and spills as the intrepid and sometimes blundering duo make their way around the world. It is also a meditative account of a search for simplicity, integrity and freedom. This compelling and thoroughly honest account will inspire people of all ages, from the young and restless to the more mature who refuse to accept that the opportunity for adventure has passed them by.
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'completely unputdownable… a beautifully written, elegantly structured odyssey, which touches the hopes and fears of anyone who has ever questioned the purpose of life… tense, lyrical, and often so funny I found myself laughing out loud'
Nicholas Crane, author of Clear Waters Rising, Two Degrees West and Mercator: The Man Who Mapped The Planet
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Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lama
| Chapter 1: |
Making It Happen |
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June 1991 - June 1994 |
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Europe |
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July - October 1994 |
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The Atlantic Ocean |
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October 1994 - February 1995 |
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| Chapter 5: |
The Longest Winter… |
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November 1995 - October 1996 |
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More Snakes Than Ladders |
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October 1996 - September 1998 |
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The Pacific Ocean |
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September - November 1998 |
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Hawaii
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December 1998 - May 1999 |
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Salcombe
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