'In order to test a wooden boat's soundness, you stab it with a bradawl. Forty stabs later, Magdalen looked like a colander. It was possible to read a paperback under her upturned hull without artificial light.' Sam Llewellyn is attempting to make his way from the depths of Wales to far-off London. In a rowing boat. Courageously facing the perils of the British canals, Sam and his recently repaired craft venture forth into the wettest October on record. This hilarious account of problematic weirs, eccentric anglers, and Sam's mysterious blue skin condition contains surprises and laughs aplenty as man and boat try to complete their epic month-long rowing odyssey.
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This review is from: The Worst Journey in the Midlands (Hardcover)
I found this book in the stacks of our local Public Library. Written in 1983, it details a trip made in an old rowboat from Wales to London via rivers and canals. The author's dry wit--much of it directed at himself--is delightful. I found this book especially refreshing as I have recently read a couple of the Extreme Adventure books that are so popular now. This book reads like a parody of such works, though written long before them. I'm glad to see that the author is still writing and appears to have a good readership.
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