New Book Details Couple’s Life-Changing, Yearlong Mexico Sailing Adventure
Trading Ordinary … For Extraordinary
VICTORVILLE, Calif. – The idea might run through many a mind, but, most often, it is but a fleeting notion: Putting your career on hold, selling off your worldly possessions and sailing away into the sunset, away from the stress and conventionalism of everyday life.
But for Carrie Caldwell Bershee and her husband, Bryan, the idea was much more than a daydream. In her new book, Trading Ordinary … For Extraordinary: Cruising Stories and Advice From A Mexico Sailing Adventure (published by AuthorHouse), Carrie shares the tale of how she and Bryan, along with their canine companions, left the “work-a-day” world for a year of cruising Baja Mexico on their sailboat, the Salty Dog.
Heartfelt and funny, Trading Ordinary … For Extraordinary provides the details of Carrie and Bryan’s amazing journey, from their time in preparation in Southern California to their adventures in the remote anchorages and fishing villages of the Baja and popular spots like Turtle Bay and Magdalena Bay. Carrie writes of the friends they made, the mishaps they experienced and the tremendous perspective that they gained about what is truly important to them. The book also includes provisioning tips and cruiser-friendly recipes, along with invaluable insider advice on health, safety and local etiquette.
When Carrie and Bryan were in the process of planning their adventure, they discovered that there were very few books that truly described what a year of cruising Mexico was like.
“There are many guide books on the market containing maps and coordinates,” says Carrie, “but nothing that could really give a potential cruiser an idea of what they could expect if they were to make the journey themselves.”
The Bershees hope that Trading Ordinary … For Extraordinary will help other cruisers considering a similar journey by providing the very type of information they were looking for before they set sail, but could not find. They also hope to serve as a source of inspiration for potential cruisers who dream of setting sail one day, showing them that the dream is well within their reach.
After a year of living aboard the Salty Dog, Bryan and Carrie have returned to California and are back working the public school system – Bryan teaching P.E. and outdoor education and Carrie as a school counselor working with junior high and high school students. They enjoy sailing the Salty Dog in her home waters and hope to set sail again someday on another lengthy and eye-opening journey. For more information, visit www.saltydogadventures.com or www.53068.authorworld.com.
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