CONTENTS

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Before the Mast

Part One: Europe

Home in France

First Days at Sea

Farewell Europe

Part Two: Africa

Casablanca and Moroccan Charm

U.S. Navy to the Rescue

Christmas in Dakar

Thirty Days

Part Three: South America

Rio!

A Paradise Named Ilha Grande

Florianopolis

Iguaçu and Fluid Frontiers

Heading South

Uruguay

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Goodbye Rio, Hello Beyond

Fortaleza, Brazil

Cayenne, French Guiana

Devil's Island, French Guiana

Coming to America

Part Four: Florida

Port Canaveral, Florida

The Shack on Merritt Island

Heartbreak

Back to Square One

Part Five: Cuba

Cuba, the Other Side of the Divide

Let Them Eat Lobster!

Baseball Diplomacy

El Portillo, A Gateway

Part Six: CuraÇao

Going Dutch, Curaçao by Accident

Spanish Water

Andean Interlude

Part Seven: Central America, Mexico and California

San Blas Islands, Sweet and Sour

Panic in Panama

Golfito, at a Crossroads

Accidentally Home

After the Mast

Photo Gallery

Glossary

First Appearances

Acknowledgements

ABOUT THE AUTHOR