Introduction by Jonathan Raban40,000 Miles in a Canoe1. An Adventurous Proposition2. Vancouver Island3. With the Indians4. Into the Wide Pacific--Sea-Going Qualities of the
Tilikum5. The Calm Belt--Land in Sight!6. Penrhyn Island7. Manahiki8. Danger Island--Samoa9. Niua-Fu--Fiji Islands10. To the Australian Continent--Disastrous Voyage11. Sydney12. A Genuine Fortune-Teller13. A Lawsuit14. Repairing a Wreck--An Overland Haul--With an Intoxicated Crew off for Adelaide15. A Sad Recollection at Hobart--Running Too Long and its Consequence--The Albatross16. Arrival at New Zealand--Oysters and What They Effected--The City of the 'Mac's'17. Christchurch--A Practical Demonstration18. Where is the Light?--My First Lecture--An Amusing Incident--Meeting with Maoris19. Wanganui--Ladies on Board--A Wet Afternoon20. A Gale in Cook Strait and an Uncomfortable Night--New Plymouth21. Nelson--The
Tilikum as a Mail-boat--'Pelorus Jack'22. Historical Reminiscences--Auckland--The Ambitions of Mr Buckridge--Engaging a Fresh Mate23. Leaving New Zealand--A Sea of Rocks--Crossing My Former Course: Flag Half-Masted--Savage Islands: Missionary and Trader24. The Great Barrier Reef--The Pearl and Beche-de-Mer Fishing Industries of Thursday Island--A 'Cure or Kill' Remedy--Marine Life Extraordinary25. In Sight of the Cocos Keeling Islands--A Miscalculation and Its Consequences--Tropical Rains--The New Zealand Fruit Cake Arrives, but at the Wrong Destination26. Exciting Fishing Experiences--The Devil in the Cockpit!--A Luxurious Breakfast--Rodriguez Island--The Effects of a Cyclone27. Another Miscalculation and a Meagre Xmas Dinner--Sad News Received at Durban--Unexpected Vindication and Meeting of an Old Friend--The
Tilikum as a Mountain Climber28. Johannesburg--'Mac the Boar-Hunter,' Another Surprise--Success in Life and How It Was Gained29. What Happened to the
Tilikum in Landlocked Pretoria--Engaging a Mate Again--Genuine 'Cape Hopers'--Leaving Cape Town30. Culinary Presents and Why My Mate Did Not Care for Them--St Helena--Pernambuco--My Contract Fulfilled--Changing the Flag31. Bound for London--The Atlantic Calm Belt--What the
Tilikum Did for My Mate--When Ships Meet on the High Seas--Short of Provisions--Boat and Crew in Quarantine32. The Azores--A Royal Reception--Two Excursions--A Mule as Disturber of the Peace--Leaving the Hospitable Shores33. The
Colonial Empire--Arrival in England and a Hearty Welcome!Sea QueenChapter OneChapter Two
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