Downloadable Media Photos
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2008 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Award Bronze Medal Winners / Travel Essay
Phil, Amy and Stewart the Cat
Amy in Bora Bora
Iwalani in Mauritius
Iwalani in Bora Bora
Digital Picture of Iwalani by Amy P. Wood
Phil in Nuka Hiva
Stewart Looking For Cats
Fishing For Dinner
Iwalani in the South Pacific
Their book "World Voyagers" ($29.95,
Book Orchard Press, April 2007) began as a series of weekly blogs on www.worldvoyagers.com
about the journey before being collected into a 432-page hardcover
version.
Wood outfitted the boat as a small animal hospital, neutering and spaying
animals in areas without vets as well as caring for injured wildlife
encountered along the way.Eschewing the typical travel guide style
of describing "destination hot spots" in favor of dialogue
with locals and her travel companions. Wood engages the reader in her
personal
accounts through such locations as the Bahamas, Galapagos, Fiji and
Capetown. In Port Antonio, she describes a dish typically served at
Jamaican weddings: "Apparently a real head was removed from a
real goat, smashed up with a lead pipe and then all the parts were
put in
a big pot along with some other choice tidbits, including the cloven
hooves and intestines."
The book is illustrated with some of Wood's paintings and 32 color
pages of photos along with original cartoons, maps and poems. At the
end is Wood's glossary of terms found in the book, although she cautions:
"Some old salts may dissagree with my definitions -- tough toerails,
I'm not changing anything!"
