Living A Dream: A Journey from Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9/11 to Full-Time Cruiser - Softcover

Suzanne Giesemann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0939837803 ISBN 13: 9780939837809

Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

On 9/11, USN Commander Suzanne Giesemann was aboard the military aircraft Speckled Trout as it flew over the just-demolished Twin Towers. As aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she strode beside him through the still-smoldering Pentagon. All those lives gone in an instant, robbed of the chance to live their dreams: would she and her Naval captain husband get to live their own dream? Come along as Suzanne and Ty leave it all behind, seeking and then sailing Liberty to remote fjords as they adapt to the cruising life, meet the challenges of rough weather and a medical emergency at sea--and ultimately question whether this dream could--or should--last a lifetime.

About this title

From the Author:

For me, the Navy lived up to its reputation of being "more than just a job." Now, in our new life as full-time cruisers, the adventure continues. After hearing some of our sea stories, so many people said, "You ought to write a book," that I did just that. "Living a Dream" is not my first book, but it's by far the most personal. I wrote it to be entertaining for those who know nothing about this cruising lifestyle, and informative for those who plan to some day join us.

From the Inside Flap:

Suzanne and Ty Giesemann dreamed of sailing into the sunset as full-time cruisers. As a retired Navy destroyer captain, Ty was at home on the ocean, but as aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Suzanne's Navy career was still moving full speed ahead. Being stationed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, however, put her priorities in order and propelled their plans into fast motion. They bought their cruising boat, sold their house and cars, and left Washington in their wake. Filled with page-turning drama, humor and high emotion, Living a Dream follows the crew of "Liberty" as they prepare for the cruising life, then sail north to New England and Canada. Between idyllic anchorages and close encounters with whales they contend with rough seas, a medical emergency in a remote Newfoundland fjord, and the first-year adjustments to life on the water. Spiced with sea stories from their Navy careers, this remarkable cruising journal takes readers on a fascinating journey through the ups and downs of a lifestyle many only dream about.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0939837803
• ISBN 13: 9780939837809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 300