Take a Seat: One Man, One Tandem and Twenty Thousand Miles of Possibilities

by Dominic Gill

Overview

A highly personal account of a remarkable journey that pushed the author to the brink

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762774548
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Press
Publication date:	10/26/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dominic Gill is a mountain climber, award-winning videographer, adventurer, and pioneer in the new era of global exploration. In 2010 his film documenting the trip he recounts in Take a Seat won a Special Jury Award at the Banff Film Festival. He has been interviewed by CNN, Men’s Fitness, Metro, and Cycling Plus. To learn more or to view a gallery of photos and video from the trip recounted in this book, go to takeaseat.org.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 5

Introduction 7

1 Anywhere but here 11

2 In blind hope of company 19

3 Four legs good, two legs bad 34

4 Fourth of July farewell 44

5 A Canadian homecoming 55

6 A spiritual journey 73

7 Old man Ernie 85

8 Into the unknown 90

9 One bad apple 105

10 On and off the tourist trail 118

11 The Pan-American ends 131

12 Sailing to the proudest country 145

13 From pocket-size to parent 156

14 The Whisper of Sansa 167

15 The bicycle clowns 185

16 Lost city found 203

17 Into the land of the coca leaf 213

18 The salt leads south 227

19 Towards the Pastors' Passage 234

20 Together come cold and company 250

21 The frigid land of fire 267

Epilogue 280

Index 284