by briant | Oct 10, 2016 | Adventure, Novels, Sailing
The Yoga of Sailing, the first book in the trilogy Anchors in an Open Sea, has a backdrop of sailing across the Pacific ocean, in this case from New Zealand to Fiji. The trilogy is a spiritual autobiography, presented in novel form, and follows a family’s love...
by dyanaw | Jun 5, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Sailing
We motor slowly into a long glove-like harbour, looking for a good anchorage, depth sounding the bottom, manoeuvring around numerous shallow bars across the entrance. This is only our second stop since leaving Fiji and we are both silenced by the soft, unearthly...
by dyanaw | Apr 25, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels
We trudge barefoot through the rain and wash our muddy feet at the entrance. About thirty people, mainly women, are sitting on the floor, waiting. Bowls of food steam and cool on a long white cloth laid over woven floor mats. Pretty ornaments, pictures and flowers...
by dyanaw | Apr 15, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels
Excerpt from The Yoga of Sailing by Dyana Wells: I gaze around. Everything is extraordinarily present and precious. A roughly-dressed Fijian crosses aimlessly in front of our bus, a rangy dog noses for scraps; they both ooze the glory of existence. Emily’s thigh...