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Hardcover 20% discount code
Order West By Sea hardcover edition before midnight on Thursday 1 November 2018, and take 20% off from Lulu. Details: Offer Expires November 1st at 11:59 PM EST Your Coupon Code: TWENTY18 http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/westbysea Thanks to all our fans for stopping by!
Support Michelle’s cancer care
Hello everyone, especially Michelle’s fan club. Brain cancer is what prompted the West By Sea story, and the journey continues. The cancer started growing rapidly in October, and Michelle has lost so much in just a few weeks. Her brother-in-law created a donation page for her benefit. If Michelle’s story and spirit have inspired you … Continue reading
Welcome to ‘Corporate Feminology’ Listeners!
“Thanks so much for listening to my interview with Christy. I really hope my story inspires you to follow your dreams, soon, and (as Christy says) ‘live a life of total fulfillment.’ Don’t focus on the bad, maximize the good. “Please leave a comment and let me know what you think!” – Michelle B. (Referred … Continue reading
Get your copy today
West By Sea is moving up the charts. Give a copy to that adventurous teen. Inspire a college kid to take a gap year. Or feed your own wanderlust – just get this book and see the world!
Welcome to The Eleventh H.O.P.E.
Watch LIVE at 11am EDT (NYC), Saturday July 23rd. Twitter: @hopeconf | @edbeale Ed is at The Eleventh H.O.P.E. conference to discuss his underway blog during the trip around the world. Links mentioned in the talk and more information: Polar Operations pages: Antarctic Page, Deep Freeze 2002 St. Lawrence Island Polynya Project 2001 Arctic West Summer 2001 Arctic … Continue reading
West By Sea – Journey Around The World
Travel with Michelle in the pages of her full-color journal. Visit exotic ports on six continents. Decode puzzles to find a secret stone. Help fight brain cancer. Full-color “Treasure Hunt Edition” Plain text journal, no photos “Marathon Edition” Purchase full-color 6″x9″ Hardcover at Lulu: $39.95 Purchase full-color 6″x9″ Paperback at Amazon: $29.95 Purchase Kindle edition at Amazon: $2.99 … Continue reading
Day 032: Masada & the Dead Sea
Day 32 June 20 Masada & the Dead Sea “Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” ~ Mary Ritter Beard Daily Position: N 31º 48’ 02” E 034º 39’ 32” Status: In port, Ashdod, Israel, port-side to … Continue reading
Welcome First Command “Journey” readers!
Thanks so much for your interest. We have been clients since 1994. The company has helped make several dreams come true. Michelle wanted to bring back her experience of sailing around the world, so others could experience the dream. If you know someone with cancer or other challenge who can no longer travel, this story … Continue reading
Text-only and Kindle Release: West By Sea
The book West By Sea is now available as a “text only” version, in print and for your Kindle! Paperback is $8.95, 6″x9″ format on cream paper, 120 pages. Direct order here. Free to read for Kindle Unlimited accounts, $3.95 to own the eBook. (Note: to keep the download file small, the Kindle version does not include … Continue reading
Cipher Tools, for the inquisitive
To date, we have received four accurate solutions to the West By Sea armchair treasure hunt. Here is a page with descriptions of various ciphers which may or may not have been employed in the book. Happy hunting, and enjoy! http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/
West By Sea Book Review: By Connie Van Guilder
Book Corner By Connie Van Guilder (Editor note: Connie writes for the Choose Your Destiny blog, a weekly eZine that arrives each Friday with advice about health, family, creativity, and business. We recommend you go here and sign up for your free copy.) Book Review West by Sea: A Treasure Hunt That Spans the Globe By … Continue reading
And then there were three…
We were excited to find another treasure hunter submission at the inbox this week. To date, that makes three. These intrepid decoders have proven that a solution is possible, with a little work. Have faith, keep going, trust your instincts, don’t give up. Part of the lesson of West By Sea is taking the journey through … Continue reading
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Day 082: Pacific Ocean
Day 082: Pacific Ocean
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Awards
13th Annual Best Book Awards
Finalist, best interior design
4 December 2016
Reader Views Literary Awards 2016-2017
First Place, Travel
10 March 2017
2016 Foreword INDIES Awards
Finalist, Travel
15 March 2017
2017 Independent Publisher IPPY
Nominee, Travel & Memoir
1 April 2017