Amazon Reviews on 5 October 2017 Format: Paperback Crab’s Odyssey takes the reader into a world of ‘Swallows and Amazons,’ of healthy fun and pure adventure that existed 60 years ago without stringent health and safety rules. Two brave girls decided to sail around the Mediterranean in a lifeboat, and the experience was so rewarding that voyages of exploration consumed summer vacations for the adventurous students and their friends. The fascinating original photos, letters and extracts from the Ship’s Log enhance the narrative, helping you to imagine the scenes and learn about the history of Ancient Greece. I was hooked from the start: “When you are travelling, there is a moment when you are suspended between travelling purposively and the unknown.†I enjoyed getting to know the characters and it made me want to sail with them — although I’d be scared to sleep on the narrow ledge so close to the water! There are also astute observations which made me smile. Sally writes after the shipwreck of the ferry: “Parents are terrible worriers at the best of times.†In a letter, Penny’s father (author Richard Hughes) writes: “I wonder whether when you get to the end of these four months of sailing, you’ll find you are different people.†How true: the adventure has stayed with them all their lives and rightly so: Once a sailor, always a sailor!
