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The Voyage of the Northern Magic: A Family OdysseyThe tone for The Voyage of the Northern Magic is set early on, when the author attempts to pilot a dinghy. "Within seconds I was in trouble," writes Diane Stuemer. "The combination of wind on the nose, the unruly waves, and my unique style of dyslexic steering caused the dinghy to wag alarmingly from side to side." In other words, to say the five-member Stuemer family sets out on its four-year voyage around the planet without much sailing experience is an understatement. And yet, against all odds, the little expedition succeeds. The Voyage of the Northern Magic is about one Canadian clan's journey to 34 countries. Family ties are emphasized throughout as Diane Stuemer and her Berlin-born husband Herbert take their three sons (Michael, the oldest, is 10 when they start out) on a voyage that begins in Ottawa and takes them to such exotic ports of call as Cuba, Malaysia, and the Azores Islands. Along the way they encounter endl CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BOOK