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Howgate's book is about a nine month solo
2500 kilometres snowshoe and kayaking trip up the rugged
Labrador coastline. Once again Bernie has cut right to the
bone. His book not only paints a vivid picture of the
isolated landscape he passed through but of it's communities
where hospitality reigns supreme. "For the last six weeks I've been
suffering from lack of sleep. In my dreams I've just made
camp. Suddenly, a snow drift moves. It's a polar bear and
it's coming in my directions. My brain says run, my legs say
no. I don't know what happens next because at that point I
always wake up." For someone who is planning to leave on
an eight month 2500 kilometres solo trip of the Labrador
coastline and who has no experience of snow shoeing, let
alone sea kayaking, dreams like this are
understandable.
