https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ALLENQ?QRY=GENTI%3A%20(MODERN%20%2B%20DAY%20%2B%20CASTAWAY)%20%2B%20GENCR%3A%20(ATKINSON%20%2B%20MICHAEL)&QRYTEXT=Title%3A%20modern-day%20castaway%20(Keywords)%20and%20Creator%3A%20Atkinson%2C%20Michael%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&SORTS=MAIN.CREATED_DATE.DESC%5DMAIN.CREATED_TIME.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://westerndowns.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=266164 In 1846, James Morrill survived a shipwreck on Australia’s north coast. Though the young sailor was then embraced by the local Indigenous community, in Modern-Day Castaway , Michael Atkinson asks, ‘Could James have built a vessel and made the perilous journey to a historic rescue haven in the Torres Strait?’ With the cyclone season fast approaching, Alone Australia contestant and solo adventurer, Mike Atkinson, sets sail on an extraordinary 1500-kilometre journey to the northern tip of Australia. His to live entirely off the land and sea. As malnourishment drains his body, Mike navigates his failing dugout canoe through the treacherous waters of the Great Barrier Reef, and along the wild and unforgiving coastline of Cape York. From crocodile defence tactics, to calamitous canoe failure, to fishing with adapted Indigenous tools, Modern-Day Castaway journals Mike’s epic struggle for survival. In 1846, James Morrill survived a shipwreck on Australia’s north coast. Though the young sailor was then embraced by the local Indigenous community, in Modern-Day Castaway , Michael Atkinson asks, ‘Could James have built a vessel and made the perilous journey to a historic rescue haven in the Torres Strait?’ With the cyclone season fast approaching, Alone Australia contestant and solo adventurer, Mike Atkinson, sets sail on an extraordinary 1500-kilometre journey to the northern tip of Australia. His to live entirely off the land and sea. As malnourishment drains his body, Mike navigates his failing dugout canoe through the treacherous waters of the Great Barrier Reef, and along the wild and unforgiving coastline of Cape York. From crocodile defence tactics, to calamitous canoe failure, to fishing with adapted Indigenous tools, Modern-Day Castaway journals Mike’s epic struggle for survival.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Atkinson, Michael<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>One Mile : Michael Atkinson, June 2023.<br />xvi, 244 pages : photos ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Non Fiction Lifestories - 920.71 ATK - Available - W00204072<br />Chinchilla Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Non Fiction Lifestories - 920.71 ATK - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - W00204825<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Non Fiction Lifestories - 920.71 ATK - Available - W00204823<br />Dalby Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Non Fiction Lifestories - 920.71 ATK - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - W00204824<br />Miles Library - (Western Downs Libraries) - Non Fiction Lifestories - 920.71 ATK - In-transit from Dalby Library to Miles Library (Set: 16 May 2024) - W00204826<br />