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  • By: Mike Hoare
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  • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary

Go with Mike on foot accros Basutoland; by motorbike from Cape Town to Cairo; to sea in a 36-foot ketch; into the Kalahari desert - and more. In the final chapter he describes how he and his wife move to an Edenic island in the Okovanga delta, and the terrible and wonderful events that took place there.
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"This is a man with 'Adventure' as his middle name. The book captivated me from the start.... Mike writes in a galloping, eye-witness-type style with flashes of droll humour." (Journalist Niki Moore)

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A Different Aspect of a Full Life

I read Mike Hoare's book, "Congo Mercenary" as a teenager, "The Seychelles Affair" in my 20s and "The Road to Kalamata" in my 40s.

Unlike them, this book is not about the events that made Mike Hoare famous, but about his travels in Africa. He tells of death defying adventures sailing in the Indian Ocean, the Pole he met while hiking in Lesotho, motorcycle trips from South Africa to Europe and working with Richard Burton on the set of "The Wild Geese".

Most movingly, he tells of his desparate efforts to save his wife and two employees struck down with malaria in a remote part of Botswana.

Mike Hoare was a product of his time. His attitude to Africans sometimes comes across as paternalistic, but he acknowledges their knowledge, intelligence and compassion.

If you were to repeat these journeys today, some would be on modern roads that would leave you wondering what the fuss was about. Other journeys would no longer be possible, either because the roads and tracks have been reclaimed by nature or because of war and terrorism.

This is an Africa that no longer exists, but Mike Hoare's writing (and narration) bring it briefly back to life.

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Excellent listen from start to finish

What an interesting man and amazing adventures he went on! A must for fans of his other books.

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