Aubrey/Maturin

by kwikleExpeditions, Friends, LiteraturePosted on Comments are Disabled

Trip dynamics are a difficult relationship to manage. When selecting a paddling partner you’re sort of looking for that sibling/spouse/wing man vibe from the person you may have to share a tent with. I’ve been relatively lucky on my trips to have really good vibes from my tent mates. We comprise separate elements of the …

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The Inner Jack Aubrey

by kwikleLiterature, Nautical, Sea KayakingPosted on Comments are Disabled

I’ve been reading the Patrick O’Brian Aubrey/Maturin series, of the _Master and Commander Far Side of the World_ movie fame. I can truthfully say I like the movie. Though the story in the film has an incindental if not tangential relationship to the texts it purports to be translated from. But the actual novel, Far …

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