1940- . Writer, historian, and traveller who
has re-enacted several `classic' voyages. In
1961 he led a motorcycle team along the Marco
Polo route in Asia and four years later
canoed the length of the Mississippi. His
Brendan Voyage 1977 followed the supposed
transatlantic route taken by St Brendan in
the 7th century; the Sinbad Voyage took him
from Oman to China 1980-81; the Jason Voyage
followed the ancient route of the Argonauts
in search of the Golden Fleece 1984; the
Ulysses Voyage took him from Troy to Ithaca
1985; and a journey on horseback retraced the
route to the Middle East taken by the
Crusaders 1987-88.