Dana s lamb biography

ENCHANTED VAGABONDS is my favorite expedition sea kayaking book, packed full of bold action and exciting mishaps. If you enjoy the early 20^th century writing of Richard Halliburton, which is rollicking adventure coupled with a light, almost cavalier style, then you’ll love author Dana Lamb’s account of his and his wife Ginger’s 16,000 mile journey down the Pacific coast from San Diego to Panama in a16-foot homemade sailing kayak back in 1933.

Here’s the capsuled storyline.

Without much fanfare the Lambs took off from San Diego in August of 1933 in their handmade tandem sailing kayak—the Vagabunda, and proceeded down the Baja coast of Mexico, then cut over to the mainland after rounding Cabo San Lucas and paddling up the Sea of Cortez to San Marcos. They landed where the Yaqui Indians live, then proceeded south along the coast of Mexico, and had major adventures along the way, including some almost supernatural happenings in southern Mexic