Last Flight Out

True Tales Of Adventure, Travel, And Fishing, First Edition

Randy Wayne White

Whether he's looking for wild orangutans on Borneo or diving off the coast of South Africa, Randy Wayne White is one of America's most adventurous travelers. Now Randy's back in Last Flight Out, a brand-new collection of essays keeping us up to date on his latest excursions.
Randy White is a "mover" and has no time for people who can't keep up. Join him as he dives in the infamous lake called the Bad Blue Hole on the desolate Cat Island in the Bahamas. Search for the perfect hot pepper in Colombia, and closer to home, go raccoon hunting in Pioneer, Ohio, where the hunted almost always outsmart the hunters. Get in the ring with Shine Forbes, an eighty-year-old fighter in prime condition and Ernest Hemingway's former sparring partner, and go on a secret mission to steal back General Manuel Noriega's bar stools. Though he rarely finds what he's looking for-such as the half-human, half-
alligator creature known as "Gatorman"-he cultivates his unique ability to revel in the unique and comical situations of each exotic trip.
From a jungle survival school in Panama to a week at a professional wrestler's training camp, White leaves the reader mesmerized by the potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless adventure in unfamiliar territory. An icon of the new breed of thick-skinned, high endurance travelers, Randy White is the real deal.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 240 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-59228-334-7 • Paperback • June 2004 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

Subjects: Travel / Special Interest / Adventure

Last Flight Out

True Tales Of Adventure, Travel, And Fishing, First Edition

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Summary

Whether he's looking for wild orangutans on Borneo or diving off the coast of South Africa, Randy Wayne White is one of America's most adventurous travelers. Now Randy's back in Last Flight Out, a brand-new collection of essays keeping us up to date on his latest excursions.
Randy White is a "mover" and has no time for people who can't keep up. Join him as he dives in the infamous lake called the Bad Blue Hole on the desolate Cat Island in the Bahamas. Search for the perfect hot pepper in Colombia, and closer to home, go raccoon hunting in Pioneer, Ohio, where the hunted almost always outsmart the hunters. Get in the ring with Shine Forbes, an eighty-year-old fighter in prime condition and Ernest Hemingway's former sparring partner, and go on a secret mission to steal back General Manuel Noriega's bar stools. Though he rarely finds what he's looking for-such as the half-human, half-
alligator creature known as "Gatorman"-he cultivates his unique ability to revel in the unique and comical situations of each exotic trip.
From a jungle survival school in Panama to a week at a professional wrestler's training camp, White leaves the reader mesmerized by the potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless adventure in unfamiliar territory. An icon of the new breed of thick-skinned, high endurance travelers, Randy White is the real deal.

Details

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 240 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-59228-334-7 • Paperback • June 2004 • $16.95 • (£12.95)

Subjects: Travel / Special Interest / Adventure

Author

Randy Wayne White, a former fly-fishing guide whose "Out There" column ran for many years in Outside magazine, currently writes a monthly column for Men's Health magazine. Among the many books he's written are The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Batfishing in the Rainforest, Last Flight Out, and the "Doc Ford" mystery series. His novel Sanibel Flats was chosen as one of the 100 Best Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. White is the winner of the Conch Republic Prize for Literature and the John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction. He also served on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission for four years, and currently serves on the Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee. He lives on Pine Island, on Florida's southwest coast.

Table of Contents

ViiIntroduction
XvA Second Introdution: An Open Letter To He Who Hides Behind the Casket of Innocents
3Cat Island
13Above Suspicion
21The Man with the Iron Cast
29Paradise Fouled
39The Invisible Orangutans of Borneo
47'Coon Hunt
57Jungle Survival School
67Gatorman
77Survival Spanish
87Noriega Sat Here
97The Jumper's Club
107The Lost Divers
133The Curse of the Giant Jaguar
143Shine Forbes
153Cuba
165Scavenging Angel
175Bike Cops
183Dr. Pepper
193The Moss Man
203Professional Wrestling Camp
217The Horse Eater, I presume?
227Sweat Lodge
237Last Flight Out

Reviews

"There's more than a little of the old Hemingway code in these pages. There are right ways to do things. And there are no wrong turns, only new roads that might lead to something or someone interesting." -- Miami Herald

Randy Wayne White is always an entertaining read. His life is a wannabe's dream and a poser's nightmare. His essays are conversational tales of daring and do that are just plain fun to read." -- The Reel News

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Last Flight Out

True Tales Of Adventure, Travel, And Fishing, First Edition

Randy Wayne White

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True Tales Of Adventure, Travel, And Fishing, First Edition

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