Enchanted Vagabonds

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Summary: Enchanted Vagabonds
Review: Dana & Ginger are emeritus of the Los Angeles Adverturers Club. You'll be burning the midnight oil without being aware of time itself. Any Tristan Jones fans will love a back seat in this boat. Also, be sure to read the Lambs' companion book, "Search for the Lost City." ENJOY THE TRIP!

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Summary: Adventure/Survival Tale is a Classic
Review: I love true to life adventure/survival tales. This book, Enchanted Vagabonds, is a classic in every sense: it is novel, well written and inspiring. A young couple dreams an adventure, takes the adventure and realizes that you do not take a trip, it takes you.

If you love true life survival/adventure stories you will love this well told tale about sailing/paddling a 16 foot craft down the Pacific side of the Americas in the 1930's.


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Summary: Great Adventure, I Hope Its True
Review: I've been trying to find more about Dana and Ginger Lamb without any success. I would like to know more of their experience and backgrounds before attempting this expedition. The adventures they experience are truly absorbing although not completely believable. For three years, they manage to survive malaria, apparent snake bite, insect ravaging, tiger and wild boar attack, getting lost in caves, storms at sea in their canoe, attack by primitive tribes, etc.. All this while "living off the land" without much more than a gun, tent, minimal medical supplies and their wits. For two adventurers that should have a great deal of wilderness survival knowledge and experience, they rather stupidly, get themselves into many dangerous situations that beg the question "why would they do that?" I am also curious about the historical and archeological significance of the ancient cities and pyramids they "discover" in the "Forbidden Land". All this said, if only half true, their story is incredibly interesting, more so because the "wilderness" and primitive cultures they experience occur in relatively recent times,1932-1935, and in areas of Mexico that today are main stream tourist destinations.