Bibliograph

The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific

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The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Happy Isles of Oceania

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Paddling the Pacific

Summary

In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealand's rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. This exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming observations and high adventure

Table Of Contents

Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Acclaim for PAUL THEROUX -- Half Title -- BOOKS BY PAUL THEROUX -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Maps -- Epigraph -- Part One MEGANESIA -- 1. New Zealand: The Land of the Long White Cloud -- 2. New Zealand: Sloshing Through the South Island -- 3. Waffling in White Australia -- 4. Walkabout in Woop Woop -- 5. North of the Never-Never -- Part Two MELANESIA -- 6. Buoyant in the Peaceful Trobriands -- 7. Aground in the Troubled Trobriands -- 8. The Solomons: Down and Dirty in Guadalcanal -- 9. The Solomons: In the Egg Fields of Savo Island -- 10. Vanuatu: Cannibals and Missionaries -- 11. The Oddest Island in Vanuatu -- 12. Fiji: The Divided Island of Viti Levu -- 13. Fiji: Vanua Levu and the Islets of Bligh Water -- Part Three POLYNESIA -- 14. Tonga: The Royal Island of Tongatapu -- 15. Tonga: Alone on the Desert Islands of Vava'u -- 16. In the Backwaters of Western Samoa -- 17. American Samoa: The Littered Lagoon -- 18. Tahiti: The Windward Shore of the Island of Love -- 19. A Voyage to the Marquesas -- 20. The Cook Islands: In the Lagoon of Aitutaki -- 21. Easter Island: Beyond the Surf Zone of Rapa Nui -- 22. Easter Island: The Old Canoe Ramp at Tongariki -- Part Four PARADISE -- 23. O'ahu: Open Espionage in Honolulu -- 24. Kaua'i: Following the Dolphins on the Na Pali Coast -- 25. Ni'ihau and Lana'i: Some Men Are Islands -- 26. The Big Island: Paddling in the State of Grace -- Back Cover -- Spine

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