A Boat in Our Baggage: Around the World With a Kayak

by Maria Coffey, Dag Goering (Photographer)

In this work the author describes how, together with her husband, she travelled around the world with a kayak. It tells of adventures in shark-infested waters around the Solomon Islands, along the River Ganges, and on Lake Malawi. Encounters across the language/culture barriers are also described.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Biography, Adventure

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Barb Thompson]

Maria Coffey has the gift of taking you away with her on this extraordinary journey. She and Dag embarked on their journey with the fold up kayak packed in red bags. I loved the fact that she's mapped out her journey along the way starting in the Solomon islands in the South Pacific. They were exposed to so much that could potentially harm their health particularly the floating bodies in the Ganges.

I was disappointed that she missed the narrative on their journey in Australia.

How fitting it was that they kayaked across Georgia strait home.

Over all this was a great read and I was disappointed when it was over.

[Liz]

I absolutely loved this book. I thought that I didn't like travel writing particularly but this was really easy to read with a fascinating story and such a likeable narrator in Maria Coffey, that she is now one of my heroes. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

[Amy]

This is my favorite book and has been a major inspiration in my life to travel. I have read this book about 4 times and am looking forward to reading t again.

[Ken]

My all-time favorite travel / adventure book! Makes me want to drop everything and get out there and have an adventure!