West by Sea: A Treasure Hunt That Spans the Globe

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West by Sea: A Treasure Hunt That Spans the Globe
Cover image for the book West By Sea.jpg
AuthorsMichelle Beale and Edward Beale
Cover artistEdward K. Beale
LanguageEnglish
Genre Travel
Publisher Expeditionaire
Publication date
February 2016
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages144
ISBN 978-0-692-38310-0

West by Sea is an armchair treasure hunt book in the form of a travel journal. It was written by Michelle M. B. Beale, designed by Edward K. Beale, and published in February 2016. It contains concealed clues to the location of a hidden object.

Contents

Summary

West by Sea is a travelogue written by a brain cancer survivor about 105 days spent circumnavigating the globe by ship. [1] Each page describes one day of the journey, and includes two photographs, the daily position and weather, and a quote. Written in first person present tense, the story is a chronological narrative account. The narrative about the voyage includes stops at 40 ports in 28 countries on 6 continents, starting and ending in Sydney, Australia.

Major ports in chronological order include: [2]

Prerelease development

The book started as a project on Kickstarter to help maintain a blog via satellite from the ship. [3] The campaign generated over $10,000US from 153 backers on four continents. [4]

Awards and recognition

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