Narrow Dog to Carcassonne: Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne: Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an English Canal Boat...and the Adventure of a Lifetime

"We could bore ourselves to death, drink ourselves to death, or have a bit of an adventure..." It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glorious. When they retired, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monicaâ€”together with their dog, a whippet named Jimâ€”chucked their earthbound life and set out in an utterly unseaworthy sixty-foot canal narrowboat across the notoriously treacherous English Channel and down to the South of France.

Aboard the Phyllis May, youâ€™ll dive through six-foot waves in the Channel and be swept down the terrible RhÃ´ne. Youâ€™ll meet the French nobody meetsâ€”poets, captains, scholars, madmen; they all want to know the couple on the painted boat and their narrow dog. Youâ€™ll visit the France nobody knowsâ€”the backwaters of Flanders, the canals beneath Paris, and the forbidden routes to the wine-dark Mediterranean Sea. Aliens, trolls, gongoozlers, killer fish, and the walking dead all stand between our two-person, one-whippet crew and their goal: the ancient, many-towered city of Carcassonne.

A tale of travel, travail, dubious wine, a balky pump, and a boat built for only a few feet of water, this exuberantly inventive and hugely entertaining odyssey of the spirit, senses, and heart will enchant lovers of France, England, and all that lies between.
Country USA
Brand Delta
Manufacturer Delta
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 038534208X
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2008-03-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385342087

Country	USA
Brand	Delta
Manufacturer	Delta
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	038534208X
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2008-03-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385342087

Narrow Dog to Carcassonne: Two Foolish People, One Odd Dog, an English Canal Boat...and the Adventure of a Lifetime

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