Kosmos Travel Log

The Unexpected Circumnavigation – Unusual Boat, Unusual People – Part 1 San Diego to Australia is available!

You can buy the book online from the publisher Lulu in both digital and paper form. The Lulu site has a preview of the first 11 pages (the preview is low resolution, but we assure you it comes out sharp when printed or downloaded), and a shopping cart to buy the book.

You can also buy the paper copy from Amazon. Amazon’s “look inside the book” programs lets you read about thirty pages of the book, but not necessarily consecutive pages.

If you are in the San Diego area, Mail Boxes Express at 1220 Rosecrans St in Point Loma stocks paper copies.

It was a 10 month process to create the book. The book is quite different from the blog in many ways, making it a more enjoyable story. It is a fun and easy read that both boaters and non-boaters will enjoy. The summary:

No one expected these thirty-something professionals to give up their successful careers to pilot their own small boat around the world, especially because they started with almost no boating experience. Instead of the expected sailboat, they chose a 43 foot trawler powerboat, which many believed was incapable of crossing oceans. Most people expected them to fail. But they surprised the skeptics when they successfully circumnavigated the globe in two years, visiting 110 places along the way in thirty-four countries.

Part 1 of The Unexpected Circumnavigation follows Christi and Eric daily as they travel to eighteen exotic South Pacific islands that few people ever see. You will experience the local food and cultures, participate in island tours and adventure activities (include going to the rim of an active volcano), and feel what it is like to be on long sea passages. Learn about the challenges, rewards, and the surprises that come with both traveling and boating.

We want to thank everyone for their support in creating the book.

In April we were Number 1 on Lulu in Travel!