This is the remarkable story of a successful businessman's 7,661-mile solo circumnavigation of the eastern United States and Canada in a 31-foot outboard boat. It is a story of risk, adventure, and special people and places. Above all, it is about engaging life's challenges and living life to the maximum.ESCAPADE: n. A lark, a caper, a fling, a RASCAL & ME event. Okay, maybe that definition ain't in the Webster's, but it ought to be. The author reminds us that the superficial seriousness of daily life leaves us sadly empty of what may be the rarest sensation on earth: FUN This book, and the voyage it recounts, is all about having FUN Reading it will put a hitch in your step and a kiss-my-butt attitude on your face. Welcome to frivolity