Thrashing and Cavorting (A Guiding Life), invites readers to join in the quest of a lifetime: catching trophy North Pacific salmon courtesy of a resourceful and world-renowned guide. Fishing at the highest level is first but the adventures also include dangerous encounters with Killer whales, treacherous tidal pools and perilous high-sea storms.
The chapters range from meeting the genius of salmon smoking, an ever-vigilant lighthouse keeper and a wise herring-monger to musical interludes, environmental concerns, indigenousness lore as well as spirited feasts and celebrations. There are stopovers in other parts of Canada, the United States and New Zealand, all tinged with warm nostalgia.
Thrashing and Cavorting is based on a firm foundation of friendship and family, with plenty of room for humour.
