$20 · Pushing the Beach: The Story of Marine Link Transportation

Pushing the Beach: The Story of Marine Link Transportation and the MV Aurora Explorer by Alan H Meadows Paperback, 2015, 186 pages, signed by author with no inscription An autobiographical history of a grass roots business and a landing craft-type vessel, the Aurora Explorer, which offers passengers a unique adventure cruise delivering cargo to communities along the waterways of coastal BC. It is more than facts; it is the story of the people and personalities the author valued along the corporate journey. Author and his partner started Marine Link Transportation in the 1970s. Their company went on to operate numerous vessels which serviced logging camps, fishing lodges and communities in the North Gulf Islands on the BC coast. Their 'Aurora Explorer' was a working freight boat which also took passengers on unique holidays. 185 pages. Index. Brilliant colour photos throughout. Foldout colour map at back. See pictures Pickup in Langford Cross posted