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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... side of the room. Felix and I took our seats among the haggard, the furrowed, the bald, the gaunt, the wrinkled, the worried, the fearful, the hopeful. We, too, now belonged in this place of fear and hope and compassion. 'Dr Huber, Dr ...
... side of the room. Felix and I took our seats among the haggard, the furrowed, the bald, the gaunt, the wrinkled, the worried, the fearful, the hopeful. We, too, now belonged in this place of fear and hope and compassion. 'Dr Huber, Dr ...
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... sides. I also liked the idea of an aft cabin, a 'bedroom', with its adjoining tiny shower, a sink and head (toilet). Apart from a comfortable central saloon, there was a forward cabin with two bunks and an additional large shower, sink ...
... sides. I also liked the idea of an aft cabin, a 'bedroom', with its adjoining tiny shower, a sink and head (toilet). Apart from a comfortable central saloon, there was a forward cabin with two bunks and an additional large shower, sink ...
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... side of the pool. We joined them. The examiner's voice boomed. 'You'll climb up to the platform, walk onto the wing of the 747, then jump into the water one at a time. As soon as you come up, you'll swim the length of the pool four ...
... side of the pool. We joined them. The examiner's voice boomed. 'You'll climb up to the platform, walk onto the wing of the 747, then jump into the water one at a time. As soon as you come up, you'll swim the length of the pool four ...
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... side of the water. A dog of indeterminate parentage barked and chased gulls. A breeze stirred the fragrance of gum leaves and rippled the surface of the water. Two cormorants sat motionless on a rock. In the distance, a wisp of smoke ...
... side of the water. A dog of indeterminate parentage barked and chased gulls. A breeze stirred the fragrance of gum leaves and rippled the surface of the water. Two cormorants sat motionless on a rock. In the distance, a wisp of smoke ...
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... side to side, plunging and rising from trough to trough. Felix said something about finding shelter, '...but there's nothing I can see on the charts near here...we're about 10 miles east of the northern entrance to Gladstone. According ...
... side to side, plunging and rising from trough to trough. Felix said something about finding shelter, '...but there's nothing I can see on the charts near here...we're about 10 miles east of the northern entrance to Gladstone. According ...
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