DANCES WITH WAVES
Brian Wilson
Dances with Waves has all the ingredients of a great adventure – danger, high drama, narrow escapes, bizarre encounters. On Brian Wilson’s solo 1200-mile voyage around the coast of Ireland his little kayak is lashed by the tail-wind of Hurrican Gusta, bombarded by the incontinent gannets of the Skelligs, and almost run down by a ghost galleon off Mizen Head. Sherkin Island pirates kidnap him for ransom, his boat is claimed as wreckage by the beachcombers of Connemara, and he receives an ecstatic welcome from Fungi, the Dingle Dolphin. Add to this diversions into sea-lore, local legend, music and history and you have a yarn that will entertain landlubbers and sailors alike.
Praise for Dances with Waves
'A daring, eloquent, and deeply rewarding adventure story.'
National Geographic Traveller
'This is the story of a great journey taken by a larger-than-life individual who is not happy unless pushing out the boundaries of his own experience.' Cameron McNeish, GREAT OUTDOORS
'Rocked every which way by wind and wave, kidnapped by pirates … for Brian it’s all just another day at the (rather watery) office.'
Modern Woman
About Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson is a highland-based writer and environmentalist, best known for his adventure travel writing. Educated in Aberdeenshire and at Edinburgh University, he graduated with an honours degree in Mental Philosophy in 1984. After working with many of the major Scottish conservation and environmental organisations, he is now a freelance environmental contractor and trainer specialising in traditional stonework and thatching. Currently thatcher to HRH Prince Charles at Birkhall, his company Wildland also won the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland conservation award in 1996 and 2000. Brian lives near the north-west highland port of Ullapool with his French partner Marie-Pierre and their daughters Malin, Manon and Nellie, and dog Damson.
Brian writes STERN WORDS, a monthly column for OCEAN PADDLER magazine.
See also Brian's Blazing Paddles: A Scottish Coastal Odyssey.
