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Fallen Pieces of the Moon
Robin Lloyd-Jones
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Description for Fallen Pieces of the Moon
Paperback. Turreted fairytale peaks, glistening snowfields, waterfalls plunging over immense cliffs into the sea, a million tons of ice capsizing - this is the setting for this work, which is an account of a kayak trip along the west coast of Greenland, paddling about 150 miles of coastline in the Nuuk fjords area. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
Turreted fairytale peaks, glistening snowfields, waterfalls plunging over immense cliffs into the sea, a million tons of ice capsizing - this is the setting for Fallen Pieces of the Moon , an account of a kayak trip along the west coast of Greenland, paddling about 150 miles of coastline in the Nuuk fjords area. Into the day-to-day account of contending with unsettled weather such as fog, unstable icebergs, midges and bugs by the billion, are woven insights into Inuit culture - their language, their shamanic practices, their hunting and navigation techniques and much more. On the way, the reader ... Read more
Turreted fairytale peaks, glistening snowfields, waterfalls plunging over immense cliffs into the sea, a million tons of ice capsizing - this is the setting for Fallen Pieces of the Moon , an account of a kayak trip along the west coast of Greenland, paddling about 150 miles of coastline in the Nuuk fjords area. Into the day-to-day account of contending with unsettled weather such as fog, unstable icebergs, midges and bugs by the billion, are woven insights into Inuit culture - their language, their shamanic practices, their hunting and navigation techniques and much more. On the way, the reader ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904445319
SKU
V9781904445319
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Robin Lloyd-Jones
As well as taking part in the Arctic Sea Kayak marathon, the Western Isles Challenge and continuing to explore Scotland's west coast, the author is also a keen mountaineer, photographer and chess player. He has also written several books including the sea kayakers' classic, Argonauts of the Western Isles.
Reviews for Fallen Pieces of the Moon
'Anyone who has read Robin's previous kayaking book 'Argonauts of the Western Isles' will not be disappointed... ...one of the most attractive aspects of the bookis its use as a vehicle to introduce all sorts of little side stories and items of information, mostly historical'. Scottish Paddler
'...a celebration of a sparse and ancient landscape. ...numerous excellent photographs in ... Read more
'...a celebration of a sparse and ancient landscape. ...numerous excellent photographs in ... Read more