Somewheres East of Suez
By Tristan Jones
256 pp. 3 maps. 1999. Paperback. $14.95
ISBN 1 57409 063 1
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Concluding the story begun in Outward Leg and The Improbable Voyage, Tristan Jones recounts his journey from tourist- and terrorist-ridden ports of the eastern Mediterranean to African outposts peopled with famine refugees, maintaining throughout the unique perspective fostered by minimal contact with society's restraints. After barely escaping from South Yemen with his life, he travels to the Far East.
Jones writes with unflagging humor and acerbic wit; he suffers no fools, and offers a wealth of biting social commentary. Whether caught in a tropical cyclone or savoring a dwindling ration of fresh water in the vast, windless expanse of the Indian Ocean, his inspirational determination to prevail over hardship and physical disability never falters.
“From Istanbul to Thailand in a 38' trimaran; the sailor-raconteur of our times out-salts the competition at 10 paces.” —WoodenBoat
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About the Author:
Legendary sailor Tristan Jones left school at the age of 14 to work on sailing barges and spent the rest of his life at sea — in the Royal Navy, as a delivery skipper, and as a daring seagoing adventurer travelling the world in search of new and ever greater challenges. He wrote 16 books.