CANCER OF THE LUNG I find it difficult to think about my whole lung cancer story. It was so dreadful for me that for a long time I could …
In my first season I sailed that boat 2,510 miles, including three races. Our racing record was one of the worst in the club, but I was learning. Next …
Then I had to break the news to Sheila. Expecting a terrific rocket for my extravagance, imagine my astonishment when she said, ‘Oh, I always wanted to sail. What …
This Fisherman’s Cottage was also an accident, like my map publishing business. After the war I tried once more to switch from flying to sailing, and looked for a …
The Loneliest and Remotest Continent Antarctica is the coldest of the seven continents and the most isolated. It is an extreme and extraordinary wilderness, frozen in time. The Antarctic …
I am glad to say that Frank recovered completely and returned to his station homestead at Tautane with his propeller. I believe that his life had been saved by …
When I was flying high over India, I read a book. We had no permits from the countries ahead of us on this route and had been advised to …
We waited for some time in Peking, trying to get permission from the USSR to enter Siberia by way of Mongolia if not through Manchukuo. Peking was a disturbed …
Rotorua at dusk and, having no lighted or even luminous instruments, was anxious to land before dark. Within 10 miles of the airfield I put the nose down, shut …
In 1932 I went back to New Zealand after finishing my book. I looked after the business while Geoffrey was away but we were still suffering from the effects …