Paddle to the Amazon : the ultimate 12,000-mile canoe adventure / by Don Starkell ; edited by Charles Wilkins.
TITLE:
Paddle to the Amazon : the ultimate 12,000-mile canoe adventure / by Don Starkell ; edited by Charles Wilkins.
Publication Date:
1987
Publication Information:
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart,
Physical Description:
316 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports.
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Summary:
When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three-seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants. They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators. They were arrested, shot at, taken for spies and drug smugglers, and set upon by pirates. They had lived through terrifying hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. And at the same time they had set a record for a thrilling, unforgettable voyage of discovery and old-fashioned adventure.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780771082405
General Note:
"A Douglas Gibson book"
