In Julie 2009 het Manser ‘n volgende wêreldrekord gestel toe hy die eerste persoon was wat die wêreld se vierde grootste eiland, Madagaskar, per kajak omseil het - ook alleen en sonder hulp. Hierdie kolossale reis van 5000 km, wat hom elf maande geneem het, was volgens hom aansienlik meer veeleisend, beide fisies en geestelik. Hy moes uiterste eensaamheid oorwin terwyl hy verraderlike toestande verduur het, soos donderende golwe, siklone en ‘n skroeiende son wat, gekombineer met soutwater, hom amper lewendig gepekel het. Tydens sy omseiling het hy baie onvergeetlike noue ontmoetings met Madagaskar se seelewe gehad – boggelrugwalvisse wat meters van sy kajak af deur die oppervlak gebreek het, reuse-leerskilpaaie wat langs hom geswem het, en sy boot wat deur ‘n haai gestamp is. Riaan het in ‘n tydperk van uiterste politieke onrus in Madagaskar rondgereis en hy het 5 keer in die tronk beland, die laaste keer drie nagte op vermoede dat hy huursoldaataktiwiteite uitgevoer het. In April 2010 is Manser se pogings beloon met sy tweede toekenning, “Out There Adventurer of the Year 2009”. “Around Madagascar on my Kayak”, die boek waarin hy van sy wonderlike prestasie vertel, het ook lof ontvang.
CONTRIBUTORS: Riaan Manser, Murray Williams, Chantal Tarling, Martinus van Tee
EAN: 9780637003452
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 30 g
HEIGHT: 280 cm
PUBLISHED BY: LAPA Publishers
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GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Environment, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife
WIDTH: 210 cm
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Book Themes:
Active outdoor pursuits, Cycling: general and touring, Wildlife: general interest, Travel writing, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cycling, rollerskating and skateboarding
Riaan Manser’s rise to prominence began with the unbelievable world-first circumnavigation of the African continent by bicycle. It took him exactly two years, two months & fifteen days, alone & unaided, he pedalled a staggering 34 500 kilometres (22 680 miles) through 34 different countries, some of them ranked as the most dangerous & most inhospitable places in our world today. Manser’s achievement earned him the title “Out There Adventurer of the Year 2006” & his first book, “Around Africa on my Bicycle”, became a bestseller & continues to enjoy huge success. Martinus van Tee is a cartoonist, painter and illustrator.He specialises in humorous illustration, and live caricatures, and works in digital and traditional media.Guests have been entertained at hundreds of events throughout South Africa by his quickie caricatures, which he sketches at the rate of up to 25 an hour.His clients for caricature and illustration include: Mini Cooper, Investec, Porche, Beeld, Heat Magazine, Liberty, Absa, Samsung,CTM, Standard Bank, Virgin, Microsoft and Nedbank to name a few.When not churning out caricatures at events or painting animals in Victorian finery, Martinus can be found dabbling in animation and doing bad impressions.For more information on Martinus’s art, visit: https://www.martinusvantee.com/
