Journey to the Edge of the World
Author | : Billy Connolly |
Publisher | : Headline Book Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0755319028 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780755319022 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Journey to the Edge of the World written by Billy Connolly and published by Headline Book Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy tells us the gripping story of his adventures in some of the remotest parts of the world. In the summer of 2008 Billy Connolly set sail on a ten-week journey from ocean to ocean: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by way of the North West Passage - a fabled route deep within the Arctic Circle that has thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries. For Cook, Drake and countless other adventurers, the North West Passage was an alluring but impossible journey, a trial of unparallelled physical and mental strength, a haunting and fascinating wilderness. Today the melting of the polar icecaps makes it accessible for the first time. Billy's adventure embraces a memorable mix of bizarre encounters, Hemingway-esque characters, incredible wildlife, forgotten languages, big-game hunting and all-night carousing under the midnight sun.