ONCE UPON ABUNDANCE

By Fred Van Dyke
The life story of legendary big wave rider Fred Van Dyke, and his coming of age in California and Hawaii. Relive fond memories of childhood adventures, never ending fun, first kiss, a dream girl you're missing, but have never met. Reminisce a captivating time when life was simple; freedom was felt in the uncrowded natural environment of mountain streams, Redwood forests, isolated California and Hawaii beaches, unspoiled fishing, surfing, and hiking. Share the pleasure of anticipation, the challenge of life threatening experiences. Enjoy an appealing story, love of animals, people, nature that provides a sane and sacred way of life. Enter the Golden Gate; wander a romantic California that no longer exists. Travel west to an alluring Hawaii, a golden abundance that is timelessly held in your heart and soul.
ISBN 0-9702618-1-0 $15.95
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REVIEW EXCERPT:

"Van Dyke, who divides his time now between Montana and Hawai'i, has had a life of incredible richness. The California he recalls from a rough-and-ready childhood spent camping, fishing, hiking and roaming the landscape on foot is unimaginable today. The Hawai'i he came to love after he moved here in 1955 is flat out gone. But it is good to read about and imagine these places...

Van Dyke's perspective is a long one: Although he rode waves and partied with the children of affluence, the boomer generation, he was shaped by a time before that, when abundance was measured by a different standard. Here, he re-creates that time, shows us how it has affected him, in the process reminding us of what has been lost. "

-- Wanda Adams, Honolulu Advertiser, 2/16/02


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