How to Read Water
Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea A New York Times Bestseller. A Sunday Times “Must Read” book. A must-have book for walkers, sailors,…
Tag: river
Brendan the Navigator
Writing the sorts of books I do is hard work, at times dauntingly so. But emails like this make me want to charge out there…
Common Reed, Phragmites Australis
Every plant we see is an indication of how close we are to water. Some clues are weak, some are strong. A wall of common…
Soundscapes and Smellscapes
You know those times when you open your map and the wind catches it and you curse and then you open it again, only this…
Back From Borneo
I have recently returned from an expedition to the heart of Borneo. There were three stages: 3 flights and 8 days in small boats to…
The Colour of the Sea
I had been working on the chapter about the sea in my book last week, so was even more finely tuned to its vagaries than…
