Narrow Dog to Indian River by Terry Darlington

Narrow Dog to Indian River by Terry Darlington

From Virginia to Florida in an English canal boat.

Join the authors of one of the most hilarious travel memoirs ever written* on a wild odyssey aboard one of the most unlikely craft ever to sail U.S. waters.

No one had ever sailed an English narrowboat in the U.S. before--for reasons that become clear when Terry Darlington, his wife, Monica, and their well-traveled dog, a whippet named Jim, begin a nine-month voyage down the 1,150-mile Intracoastal Waterway. But no sooner do they set out in the seven-foot-wide Phyllis May than they encounter an ice storm in Virginia and piranhas in North Carolina. The Georgia coast is a madman's jigsaw and in Florida the alligators wait patiently for Jim. But as they wend their way through golden marshes, incomparable cities, and lost arcadias, the intrepid trio aboard the beautiful painted boat reveals a South few of us have ever seen. And with frequent stops to dine on sweet tea, grits, and the freshest of the day's catch, they make plenty of strange companions along the way--from wayfarers stopping to give Jim a good scratch behind the ears to ex-CIA agents and the Good Ole Boys of the Deep South--and discover that everyone has a story they're only too willing to share.

Beautifully written, lovingly observed and very funny, Narrow Dog to Indian River takes you on a dangerous, surprising, and always entertaining journey through the wonderland of the South.

*Booklist

During WWII, Terry Darlington grew up in Pembroke Dock, Wales, between a flying-boat base and an oil terminal. He made it out alive and established Research Associates, an international market research organization, and Stone Master Marathoners, a running club in Staffordshire. He is gregarious and confidant, uneasy with practical concerns, and prone to lingering in pubs, as are many Welshmen. He like boats but has no experience with it. Terry, his wife Monica, and their whippet Jim planned to sail the Phyllis May down the Intracoastal Waterway from Virginia to Florida after the release of Narrow Dog to Carcassonne--an expedition that, if they survive it, would be the subject of their second book, Narrow Dog to Indian River, due out in 2009.

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ISBN 13	9780385342094
ISBN 10	0385342098
Title	Narrow Dog to Indian River
Author	Terry Darlington
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2009-04-28
Number of pages	352
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