Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 4
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Let's sail to sleep with the first read of our new theme month, Travels! This time, we return to an epic journey around the world in a handmade boat, and wrestle with Cape Horn, seasickness, and williwaws. Also, the benefits of carpet tacks and the kindness of strangers. Useful!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.9 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.9 | Before we begin, at night to give a special shout out of thanks |
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| 1:22.5 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:30.3 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:33.8 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:39.2 | Take a nice, deep breath in, |
| 1:43.7 | let it out slowly. And off we go. |
| 1:50.0 | Tonight, let's kick off another theme month, |
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