Pacific Odyssey / Gwenda Cornell ; cover photograph courtesy of Jimmy Cornell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cornell, Gwenda, author.

Contributor:

Cornell, Jimmy, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islands of the Pacific--Description and travel.

Islands of the Pacific.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The South Pacific Islands conjure dreams of romantic charm and escape from the pressures of modern life - but is this a true picture of real life on the Islands today? Gwenda Cornell sailed to these Islands to discover the quality of life, history and culture of the peoples who inhabit these remote and beautiful places. Sailing with her family on the yacht Aventura, Gwenda explores many corners of the Pacific that can still only be reached by sea. The odyssey takes her to the mysteries of Easter Island, to Samoa and to the descendants of the Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn. Gwenda witnesses hist

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 FIRST LANDFALL; CHAPTER 2 A LONELY HIDEAWAY; CHAPTER 3 MANGAREVA, PARADISE LOST; CHAPTER 4 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN THE WORLD; CHAPTER 5 ISLAND POLITICS IN AITUTAKI; CHAPTER 6 SHOWING THE FLAG IN TUVALU; CHAPTER 7 TONGA, WHERE YESTERDAY MEETS TOMORROW; CHAPTER 8 PAYING HOMAGE TO TUSITALA; CHAPTER 9 WALLIS, A LITTLE KNOWN CORNER OF POLYNESIA; CHAPTER 10 A BRIEF LOVE AFFAIR WITH ABEMAMA; CHAPTER 11 THE ELECTRIFICATION OF NUKULAELAE; CHAPTER 12 FIJIAN INTERLUDE; CHAPTER 13 A VISIT TO A LEGENDARY HERO; CHAPTER 14 THE MANY FACES OF NEW GUINEA

CHAPTER 15 ISLANDS WHERE TIME HAS STOOD STILLCHAPTER 16 FESTIVAL FAREWELL IN SONG AND DANCE; EPILOGUE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 15, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4081-7861-3