Author(s): ROB & ROSEMARY PETERSWALD

Travel Writing

Three years exploring the beautiful waterways of the Netherlands, through enchanting cities, small towns and villages nestled astride canals and rivers, peaceful banks shaded by overhanging trees, or lost in fen lands, or overlooked by steep valleys terraced with vines, and beside pastures dotted with cattle and horses. In their fine Dutch cruiser, Linna, Rob and Rosemary Peterswald enjoy a unique and enriching experience they will carry in their hearts forever. AUTHORS: Best selling authors, Rob and Rosemary Peterswald have published seven photographic coffee table books showcasing their sailing experiences, the seafood and many varieties of wine of each region they have sailed through. The first two books they photographed from their beautiful 52 ft ketch, Oceania and were set in Australian waters: From the Sea: Images of Tasmania's Glorious Sailing Waters, Seafood and Wine and Beyond the Shore: Sailing, Seafood, Wine, East Coast Australia. It wasn't long before they realised a long standing ambition to sail in the Mediterranean and bought a new Beneteau Oceanis 50 in Gruissan in the south of France which they called Sea Dreams. They subsequently published Sea Dreams in the Western Mediterranean, Sea Dreams in the Adriatic and 50 Romantic Havens in the Mediterranean. In 2022 they published Coasting, A Sailing and Dining Odyssey along Australian Shores and in 2023 they published 101 Greek Islands, A Sailing and Dining Odyssey. After leaving the Mediterranean, Rob and Rosemary sailed extensively in the inland waterways of Europe on their Dutch cruiser, Linna, where they photographed for their latest publication, Beautiful Waterways, Slow Boating through the Netherlands. Rob has also published A Castle at Peter's Forrest, and A History of the World from the Back of a Boat, Volumes 1 and 2. Rosemary has published two historical novels: The Homestead on the River (Rosie Mackenzie, Harper Collins, Mira) and Bird of Paradise. She has also published a memoir,Can My Pony Come Too? Presently they sail the Coral Sea on their yacht, Water Music, a Catalina Morgan 44.