Busy Doing Nothing

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eBook, 218 pages

English language

(4 reviews)

We are artist and sailors, and have been living, and working from our sailboat since 2016.

In 2020, we completed our circumnavigation of the Pacific ocean. The last passage from Japan (Shimoda) to Canada (Victoria) took 51 days, and it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We decided to keep a physical logbook of daily happenings onboard.

2 editions

reviewed Busy Doing Nothing by Rekka Bellum

What a journey… ⛵🐇

I truly and deeply enjoyed this book. Even when describing the most mundane occurrences and things, it can be read as philosophical in a sense, in a multilayered, multifaceted way. Rek’s writing (and drawings!!) is brilliant, very fluent. The recipe book is extra-yummy!

Thanks, @rek@merveilles.town and @neauoire@merveilles.town for sharing this with the rest of the world 🫶

Now I look forward to reading Wiktopher ^_^

reviewed Busy Doing Nothing by Rekka Bellum

Review of 'Busy Doing Nothing' on 'Goodreads'

Ein Logbuch von zwei Leuten, die eine lange Reise von Japan nach Canada mit einem Segelboot antreten.

Nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Aber das ist auch gut, denn so erleben wir quasi jeden Tag mit und erfahren von Gedanken, Ängsten und Alltag.

Gegen Ende wird alles etwas hektisch und bekommt Lücken, denn die beiden sind körperlich und seelisch ziemlich strapaziert. Aber wer mag es Ihnen verdenken?

Ich freue mich darauf die angehangen Rezepte auszuprobieren.

reviewed Busy Doing Nothing by Rekka Bellum

Review of 'Busy Doing Nothing' on 'Goodreads'

Lots of spelling errors and such, but a fantastic read.

This is essentially the log book of two people on a small boat sailing from Japan to Vancouver, supplemented with additional information. But the narrative structure is very much still "this is happening right now", over and over again. Sounds boring? It isn't. The nature of the trip makes for a great story arch in itself.

Can absolutely recommend to anyone who's interested in learning about the meaning of life, blue water sailing, or japanese food.

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