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The last chapter has been added to Family Voyaging - Ak to nZ, Volume I.

In 'The Wake-up Call,' our family makes a thousand-mile-plus voyage alone from New Zealand to Fiji without the aid of additional crew. The passage is riddled with the thrills of stormy weather, but also conveys the sublime side of the sea and exposes a splash of soul-searching. When the anchor chain at last rattles out of the locker, we discover an honest to goodness paradise beyond our wildest dreams; and there, in that idyllic setting, we implement the subsequent phase of our adventure. What the audacious Burns family plans to do next is charted in these concluding pages of the story.

Volume II of the book is an A to Z glossary of practical information related directly to the family aspects of voyaging: social, dietary, medical, academic, emotional, physical, recreational, cultural and more. It covers everything from Anchoring to Zephyrs. This second volume of Family Voyaging - Ak to nZ will be accessible online in its entirety soon. An announcement of publication will be made on the main page of the Family Voyaging website.

To read our book, and receive voyage planning assistance (VIP Service), go to www.familyvoyaging.com.