Steve Ladd - The Five-Year Voyage

From the author of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat comes an expedition ofeven grander scope, this time with Ginny, his brave sweetheart. In The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers (Seekers Press, April 5, 2022) by Stephen Ladd, Stephen and Ginny fashion
Thurston, a 21-foot ultralight craft in which they row and sail from Florida to the Caribbean along the coast of Central and South America.

Though storm-battered and robbed at knifepoint, they ascend the Orinoco River to a remote steam connecting with the Amazon. They descend this to Manaus, then climb another tributary south through Bolivia. After a portage they transit the world’s largest swamp, then float down the Paraguay to Argentina. Returning via other rivers, they pause to have a son. Steve sails homeward alone to safeguard baby George, but shipwrecks in surf.

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Written with humor and keen observation, The Five-Year Voyage is the honest account of an unprecedented odyssey. It’s a fascinating cruising tale and unique armchair adventure not only for small boating fans but for
anyone who appreciates true adventure stories. Stow away with a proven storyteller on a truly mind-blowing voyage.

Stephen Ladd’s first book in the Ladd Small-Boat Adventure Series, Three Years in a Twelve Foot Boat, describing his solo adventures from the Missouri to the Pacific, South America and the Caribbean is being republished on April 5, 2022, to accompany The Five-Year Voyage, book two in the series.