Where the Magic Happens by Craven, Caspar -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Contents Foreword Our Route Prologue Introduction Part One: Dreaming, Planning, and Making the Plan Happen

1 Creating a Vision of the Future

Birth of an Idea The Day Life Changed Turning an Idea into a Vision—Brainstorming and Planning

2 Show Me the Money

How Much Money Did We Need? Costing it Out Getting the Money Together—What We Started With

3 Involving the Children

My Own Traveling Experiences from Childhood Onward Nichola’s Traveling Experiences Family Feedback Introducing Our Children to the Idea of Traveling Sharing the Idea Beyond the Family to Make it Stronger Our Vision Book and a Family Painting

4 Frustration, Breakthrough Thinking, and Building Energy

5 Closing in on the Deadline

Learning from the Experts A New Arrival Dad’s Cancer The Importance of Values in Achieving Your Goals Feedback Rather than Failure at Trovus Celebrating Success

6 “The problem is…”—Addressing the Problems and Solving Them

Assessing the Challenges

7 Actually Going Ahead (or Not?)

Time to Buy a Boat The Next Stage for Trovus Dealing with the Reactions of Others Getting Aretha Ready for Our Voyage Back Surgery Resourcefulness—A.K.A., If It’s Not Working, Try Something Different The Final Stretch—Preparation for the Big Voyage

Part Two: Sailing Around the World

8 Settling in to Life at Sea

First Overseas Landfall Airborne Back to the UK All Aboard, Finally Departure from Povoa, Portugal

9 To the Canary Islands

School on Board Making Friends at Sea—Nazares, Portugal Blogging Home—South from Cascais Across to the Canaries—Seasickness Takes Hold First Offshore Landfall

10 Crossing the Atlantic

Adapting to Life on Board Island Hopping—La Palma to Las Palmas Helping Hands Developing Routines at Sea Autopilot Failure Landfall in the Caribbean

11 The Caribbean Sea to Panama

A Different Christmas More Helping Hands Unexpected Time Out Joining the World ARC in Panama Values Off the Coast of Venezuela Heading for the San Blas Islands The Panama Canal

12 Pacific—The Biggest Ocean in the World

Galapagos and Beyond Going to School in the Kingdom of Sharks A Birthday, and the Stolen Dinghy

13 The Mesmerizing Heart of the Pacific Ocean

A Scare in the South Pacific Good News from Home—Closing the Chapter on My Business Bora Bora Back to Raiatea Suwarrow—A Deserted Pacific Island Reflecting on Our Relationship

14 Power Plays in the Pacific

Buying Time Plan A Hove-to for the Night Oyster World-Class Support Plan B Teamwork

15 Completing Our Pacific Crossing

Offering Help Climbing a Volcano Halfway Around the World The Whitsunday Islands Sailing the Coast of Australia

16 The Magical Indian Ocean

School in Indonesia Christmas Island and the Kindness of Strangers The Magical Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Return of Max Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Mauritius Mauritius to South Africa

17 Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare

Rigging Failure Morning Brings Fresh Challenges

18 South Africa to Brazil—Our Second Atlantic Crossing

Cape Town in December Off the Namibian Coast Values Lessons—Food for Thought Daily Questions Continued Learning Poetry Readings

19 Circumnavigating the World

Landfall in Brazil Sailing the Venezuelan Coast Crossing Our Outbound Track

20 Working Together as a Team

Teachers All Around Cross-Cultural Experiences The Magic of Time Aboard No One Does This Alone Lasting Change What Next? Reintegration—Adjusting to Life on Land My Wish for You—Where the Magic Happens

Appendix 1: Resources

By the Numbers Sailing Training Systems to Consider when Searching for an Offshore Boat Boat Preparation Boat Checks—Daily Routines Medical Considerations Communications at Sea Weather at Sea Life at Sea Ideas to Familiarize the Children with the Boat Paperwork and Certificates Needed Homeschooling The World ARC Bibliography