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Summary: I loved the book...
Review: A fast read, I enjoyed the journal format of this book. These guys paddled a good chunk of the California coastline in various legs. David Powdrell does a great job of recording the adventure in his journal and shares it with us in this book. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A Fun-filled,non-technical,easy reading Kayak/surf odyssey
Review: A fun book!Written in a non-complicated manner ala Hemingway.If you like adventure with humor mixed in,you need not be a kayaker to greatly enjoy this tome!This book is a great prescription for the person who needs to get away from it all,but only can find the time to pick up a book to escape.Mr. Powdrell hits a homerun with this book.
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Summary: A great read for a pair of old Aussie Eastcoasters-Jan &Tony
Review: Congratulations,Dave.We felt as if we were paddling right along with you and our old mate Moondoggie.All we need now is for you to arrange a paddle right around the Aussie coast.Please!
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Summary: Real People Making Life and Adventure Happen!!!
Review: Creating a fact-based adventure book, filled with honesty and humor, is not easy, but the author does a remarkable job of bringing this journey along the California coastline to life. The paddlers on this trip are real people, with annoying quirks, a fondness for harmless, boyish antics, and an amazing insight into human nature. The honesty, comedy, and excitement of this book never outshine the author's deep-rooted message... pick-up a paddle and make your adventure!
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Summary: Excellent story
Review: Didn't want to put the book down. I felt like I was paddling down the coastline with the author and his pals. Great sense of humor throughout the book. Beautiful color pictures helped bring the story to life for me. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A quick easy read....but fun
Review: I enjoyed the book. It reads fast. Entertaining. A bunch of guys out paddling their kayaks along the California coastline.
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Summary: I LAUGHED, I CRIED, AND I HELD MY BREATH-GREAT BOOK
Review: I laughed, I cried, and I held my breath with the talk about sharks and near-death experiences. I really enjoyed your sense of humor throughout the book, laughing out loud at times. Thank you for sharing it with me.
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Summary: A Diary
Review: I wouldn't call this a book. It is more of a diary about a group of friends that make several kayak trips over a several month period. The editorial reviews are misleading. It wasn't a continuous trip as they imply.
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Summary: Beautifully written journal of a kayak/surf adventure.
Review: Point Conception to Mexico-A Common Man Kayak Adventure is a well written journal of a 19 day paddle in kayaks along the lower third of the California coastline. Color photographs and beautiful illustrations help make the journey feel like you're on it with the author and his best friends. This book promotes adventure. They surf remote breaks along the coast, paddle within feet of blue sharks, seals, and dophins, encounter the huge surf generated by Hurricane Pauline which had just killed over 125 people in Mexico. A great adventure story.
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Summary: misled
Review: The author's friends must have written the other reviews of this book. There was one comparison to Hemingway that turns my stomach. The book was about several friends engaged in a couple of disjointed weekend paddling trips. The editorial description made it sound like there was an actual expedition down the coast of california and into mexico when in fact the trip was done over several different weekends. I don't have any heartburn with how they conducted their trip, what I do mind is that it was misrepresented in the book's description. I was led to believe that it was a serious sea kayaking book not a short story about a group of friends staying in hotels and paddling a couple of hours to the next surfing spot.
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