Length22h 54m
About this audiobook
A gripping conclusion to a grand adventure that took Lois and Günter Hofmann over 34,000 miles around the world on a 43-foot catamaran. Filled with dangers, exotic cultures, and unexpected delights, this book completes the trilogy that begins with Maiden Voyage and continues with Sailing the South Pacific. Through breathtaking photographs and riveting stories, Hofmann shares the thrills and challenges of sailing as well as those moments of bliss - so exquisitely serene that they seem otherworldly. The Long Way Back appeals to adventurers and armchair sailors alike. The reader sets sail along with Lois and Gunter up the coast of Australia, through Indonesia, and on to Southeast Asia, across the Indian Ocean, through Pirate Alley and the Red Sea, and finally across the Mediterranean and back to France where their circumnavigation began.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.7 (18)
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Travel
Length22 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 21, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title The Long Way Back: In Search Of Adventure And Moments Of Bliss Lois Joy Hofmann
2Acknowledgments
3Dedication
4TABLE OF CONTENTS
5Quote
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6Prologue: Braving Pirate Alley
7Chapter 1 Falling in Love with Australia and a Taste of Micronesia
8Chapter 2 Crusing Queensland and Over the Top to Darwin, Where God Carried Us pt1
9Chapter 2 Crusing Queensland and Over the Top to Darwin, Where God Carried Us pt2
10Chapter 3 Sailing through Indonesia
11Chapter 4 Indonesia to Malaysia
12Chapter 5 Our Boat Motel: Touring China and Vietnam
13Chapter 6 Crisis in Thailand pt1
14Chapter 6 Crisis in Thailand pt2
15Chapter 7 Crossing the Indian Ocean: Similans, Sri Lanka, and Maldives
16Chapter 8 THE DANGER ZONE: OMAN THROUGH YEMEN
17Chapter 9 BASHING UP tHE RED SEA: ERITREA, SUDAN, AND EGYPT pt1
18Chapter 9 BASHING UP tHE RED SEA: ERITREA, SUDAN, AND EGYPT pt2
19Chapter 10 ENJOYING tHE EASTERN MED: ISRAEL aND TURKEY
20Chapter 11 Sailing Greece: From the Aegean to Ionian Seas pt1
21Chapter 11 Sailing Greece: From the Aegean to Ionian Seas pt2
22Chapter 12 Italy to France: Closing the Loop pt1
23Chapter 12 Italy to France: Closing the Loop pt2
24Chapter 13 Circumnavigators!
25Epilogue Coming Full Circle—Twice: From World Sailor to Dirt Dweller
26Metadata
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