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CHAPTER THE FOURTH -- MAUI TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

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In which the reader is cautioned that the Pacific Ocean may be larger than it appears.

CHAPTER THE THIRD -- VANCOUVER TO MAUI, HAWAII, USA

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In which plans are slighty altered by a mildly inconvenient hurricane

CHAPTER THE SECOND -- SEATTLE TO VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

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In which the first international border is crossed and an empire of inexpensive baked goods is revealed

CHAPTER THE FIRST -- EUGENE TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, USA

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In which Oregon is bid a fond farewell and Jake gives the city of Seattle a traditional Glasgow Kiss

PROLOGUE

In which theory gives way to practice, possessions are judged, and an alarming amount of our former lives fails to fit into a backpack

INTRODUCTION V: PRACTICAL MATTERS

In which we confront the lamentable fact that High Adventure includes annoying quantities of Low Logistics