"Falling in love is the one illogical adventure, the one thing of which we are tempted to think as supernatural, in our trite and reasonable world...."

—Robert Louis Stevenson

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...a true story of two worlds colliding in Cape Town.

What happens when two independent-minded travelers from vastly different backgrounds meet up on the road, connect deeply for a moment, but then must immediately part ways?

Meet the Authors

James grew up in Moncton and has called Halifax home for twenty years. Mirriam was born in Livingstone, Zambia and grew up in the small village of Batoka. They live in Cole Harbour with their sons, Anderson Arthur and Jack Benjamin. This is their first book.

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the journey continues …

Shakespeare is rarely wrong, but journeys do not end in lovers meeting. Life following Mirriam’s settlement in Canada and the birth of our sons has been eventful as ever. Here you can find some further updates about what it has been like writing, parenting, and travelling together as part of this next chapter in our lives.

Packing for Tall-Ships and Toddlers

James: In the days leading up to my tall ship sail from Cape Horn to Cape Town, I came across an article on Lonely Planet – “How to prepare for the...

Co-Writing from Memory

Mirriam: There were a few times I wanted to stop this whole project. I was fed up with all of J’s questions. “No, I don’t remember that name, or...

Turning Battered Journals into a Book

James: I have a box in our home that is full of ragged notebooks. All told there are over 50 of them. The oldest was purchased for 39 pence at a...

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