Nine Summers: Our Mediterranean OdysseyAllen & Unwin, 1940 M01 1 - 336 páginas When surgeon Felix Huber was diagnosed with a rare cancer at age 60, he and his university lecturer wife, Rina, had a choice: draw inwards and eke out whatever time he might have left, or gamble on the future and live out their long-held fantasy of sailing the Mediterranean. The couple, sweethearts since childhood, chose to celebrate life. They had nine glorious summers of adventuring together, sailing from port to port around France, Italy, Greece and more offbeat destinations on their yacht. Along the way, they were befriended by locals, marooned in a hidden smugglers' harbour, and introduced to joyous new tastes and sights at every stop. There were numerous health dramas along the way which tested their optimism and their determination, but throughout it all the couple stayed positive and treasured living their dream. This is their heart-warming story. |
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... move, but doth, if th'other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. From A Valediction: forbidding Mourning by John Donne, 1572—1631 ...
... move, but doth, if th'other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. From A Valediction: forbidding Mourning by John Donne, 1572—1631 ...
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... move. 'OK, I'll get dressed now. Let's go home.' Felix put his legs down and reached for his clothes. When he'd finished, I still couldn't say anything. As we walked out of the hospital, he put his arm around me. We crossed the road in ...
... move. 'OK, I'll get dressed now. Let's go home.' Felix put his legs down and reached for his clothes. When he'd finished, I still couldn't say anything. As we walked out of the hospital, he put his arm around me. We crossed the road in ...
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... move into a flat next door. It's available, and we'll stay in their flat with the little kids. I'll phone Qantas after 9 and book. I'll have to get someone to stand in for me and look after my patients in hospital.' 'And I'll need to ...
... move into a flat next door. It's available, and we'll stay in their flat with the little kids. I'll phone Qantas after 9 and book. I'll have to get someone to stand in for me and look after my patients in hospital.' 'And I'll need to ...
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... moved forward. Before I had time to think, I was the first to step to the edge of the wing and jump. My gumboots hit the water, filled and dragged me down. I touched the bottom. The life jacket floated me to the surface. I looked up and ...
... moved forward. Before I had time to think, I was the first to step to the edge of the wing and jump. My gumboots hit the water, filled and dragged me down. I touched the bottom. The life jacket floated me to the surface. I looked up and ...
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... moving in one direction. 'We're on our way, sure looks good.' Felix beamed. 'Evening forecast is for light variable winds.' That evening I heated a chicken casserole and rice in the microwave, followed by a fruit pudding. It was so calm ...
... moving in one direction. 'We're on our way, sure looks good.' Felix beamed. 'Evening forecast is for light variable winds.' That evening I heated a chicken casserole and rice in the microwave, followed by a fruit pudding. It was so calm ...
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