A Year in Paradise: How We Lived Our Dream

by Stephen Wright Watterson

Book Overview

What is it like to cut loose and sail away for a year? How do you really do it? Join them in their Adventure! Taking their cat along as a referee, Steve and Margaret Watterson spent a year on their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970616708
• ISBN13: 9780970616708
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Eagle Cliff Pr
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Captures the Essence

What I like about this book is that it captures the real sights and smells of traveling the Atlantic Intracoastal. I believe that this must be what it's really like to live on a 30-foot boat for a year cruising up and down the East coast of the US. The author's descriptions put you right in the picture, and his sense of humor will make you chuckle. There is also a lot of useful information in this book. Anyone who dreams of doing anything like this some day will get a lot of enjoyment from this book.

Informative, unpretentious, and entertaining.

I was captivated by this story of a 60-something couple taking the voyage of HIS dreams. While their particular trip in itself was not extraordinary --- many boaters do this --- the author's wry and self-deprecating sense of humor makes this account of their adventure an outstanding read. It is also chock full of very useful information, but primarily it is just a good book to curl up with when you feel like escaping to an achievable dream.

Fun to read

I found this book to be entertaining and fun to read. It details the author's boat cruise down the Intracoastal Waterway from start to finish, including all the planning involved. It is a "we did it, so can you!" book. But mainly, it is just an easy to read story, and the author's personal take on events is amusing. Buy it, you'll like it!

An amusing and practical book

This account of the author's cruise from the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys and back is informative, easy to read, and entertaining. It's a must-read for anyone planning a similar get-away, or for armchair travelers who just dream of going. The author tells the good and the bad, detailing sights, sounds, and people. I enjoyed this story a lot, and found it chock full of useful details. Good book!

Engaging voice carries narrative

While the trials and tribulations Steve and Margaret Watterson faced in their year-long cruise from Cleveland to the Florida Keys and back were far from the perils of doomed expeditions scaling the face of Everest, the engaging voice of this narrative carries the reader along for the ride smoothly. Watterson's anecdotes - from crazy bridge operators to the sluggish exploits of Pukka the Sea kitty - never fail to entertain. This book is refreshingly unpretentious and achieves exactly what is sets forth to do: tell the story of a retired Cleveland couple setting sail for the Florida Keys and coming home again. A how-to section offers practical advice for those of you who dare, like the Wattersons, point the bow south and call it home.A crisp, full wind keeps the sails full in this travelogue/how-to combination. Step aboard the Witch of Endor. You won't be disappointed.