Year: 2002 Language: english Author: Hitchcock S.T. Genre: History Publisher: Sheridan House ISBN: 1574091352 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 356 Description: Susan Hitchcock felt her family of four drifting apart. As she watched the daily demands of life tug her away from her husband and two young children, she knew they must find a way back to each other. So to reconnect as a family, they took to the sea. <P>Sailing for nine months and 3,500 miles around the Caribbean aboard Hei Tiki, they meet formidable challenges from the volatile moods of Mother Nature and the mighty ocean to the cultural barriers on distant islands and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon develops an affinity for the water, feeling her life pulse with the sensual rhythm of the tides. And through both the rigors and the serenity of sailing, her family discovers a newfound intimacy and joy in the adventure of a lifetime. An inspiring and triumphant chronicle of life at sea, Coming About is a wonderful meditation on marriage, family, and the fulfillment of dreams. " a well-written story that is not overly technical about how a family adjusts to life aboard a small boat." Additional info: About the Author Susan Tyler Hitchcock grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia, where she received a Ph.D. in English. She is the author of two books on wild plants. She, her husband, and two children live near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. They now own their own boat, Kia Ora, and sail as long and as often as they can.
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Coming About - a Family Passage at Sea
Language: english
Author: Hitchcock S.T.
Genre: History
Publisher: Sheridan House
ISBN: 1574091352
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 356
Description: Susan Hitchcock felt her family of four drifting apart. As she watched the daily demands of life tug her away from her husband and two young children, she knew they must find a way back to each other. So to reconnect as a family, they took to the sea. <P>Sailing for nine months and 3,500 miles around the Caribbean aboard Hei Tiki, they meet formidable challenges from the volatile moods of Mother Nature and the mighty ocean to the cultural barriers on distant islands and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon develops an affinity for the water, feeling her life pulse with the sensual rhythm of the tides. And through both the rigors and the serenity of sailing, her family discovers a newfound intimacy and joy in the adventure of a lifetime.
An inspiring and triumphant chronicle of life at sea, Coming About is a wonderful meditation on marriage, family, and the fulfillment of dreams. " a well-written story that is not overly technical about how a family adjusts to life aboard a small boat."
Additional info: About the Author
Susan Tyler Hitchcock grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia, where she received a Ph.D. in English. She is the author of two books on wild plants. She, her husband, and two children live near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. They now own their own boat, Kia Ora, and sail as long and as often as they can.
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