Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the Arctics Edge by Jill Fredston - rowing to lattitude

Jill Fredston has traveled more than twenty thousand miles of the Arctic and sub-Arctic-backwards. With her ocean-going rowing shell and her husband, Doug Fesler, in a small boat of his own, she has disappeared every summer for years, exploring the rugged shorelines of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Spitsbergen, and Norway. Carrying what they need to be self-sufficient, the two of them have battled mountainous seas and hurricane-force winds, dragged their boats across jumbles of ice, fended off grizzlies and polar bears, been serenaded by humpback whales and scrutinized by puffins, and reveled in moments of calm.

As Fredston writes, these trips are neither a vacation nor an escape, they are a way of life. Rowing to Latitude is a lyrical, vivid celebration of these northern journeys and the insights they inspired. It is a passionate testimonial to the extraordinary grace and fragility of wild places, the power of companionship, the harsh but liberating reality of risk, the lure of discovery, and the challenges and joys of living an unconventional life.

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I just finished this book and can not believe the reviews that call it "flat" and "disappointing". This is a memoir not a travel guide---though I would use it as one if I was going on the same adventrue. One would have to have the warmth of a fish to not be moved and touched by this beautiful, poetic writing; so discriptive I felt I was there. The history woven in and out added another level of depth. Her love of the power and beauty of nature and the love between husband and wife is palpable. My only complaint is it ended too soon. Definitely one of those books I wanted to continue on and definitely one of the most memorable books I've ever read. Jill's candid honesty, intelligence and humble approach connects the author beautifully to the reader and stirs up a desire to know her personally.

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