Bijaboji.Bijaboji Betty Lowman Carey Harbour Publishing PO Box 219, Madeira Madeira, islandMadeira, island: see Madeira Islands.Madeira, river, Bolivia and BrazilMadeira (mədā`rə), river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, formed by the junction of the Beni and Mamoré rivers on the Bolivia-Brazil border. It flows north along the border for c. Park, BC, Canada, V0N 2H0www.harbourpublishing.com 1550173928 $24.95 1-604-883-2730 Bijaboji: North To Alaska By Oar is the true-life memoir of author Betty Carey's solo two-month journey by canoe to Alaska. Braving some of the most dangerous waters of the Inside Passage Inside Passage, natural, protected waterway, c.950 mi (1,530 km) long, threading through the Alexander Archipelago off the coast of British Columbia and SE Alaska. From Seattle, Wash., to Skagway, Alaska, or via Cross Sound to the Gulf of Alaska, the route uses channels and straits between islands and the mainland that afford protection from the storms and open waters of the Pacific Ocean., with minimal supplies and no money, often without charts, her experience with solitude and the wild coastline is recounted in a philosophical manner. Her 66-day journey sweeps the reader along with her experiences and dreams in the wilderness. Black-and-white maps and photographs illustrate this majestic tale of embracing the wonders of nature. |
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