We Ran Away to Sea

A Memoir and Letters

By: George Kent Kedl, Pamela Thompson Kedl

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

**Awards:** New Mexico-Arizona Book Award Finalist, 2024; Royal Dragonfly First Place in Letters, Diaries, and Journals, 2024; Global Book Awards Silver Medalist in Biography and Memoir, 2024; Wishing Shelf Red Ribbon, 2025; Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Memoir, 2025.

More than a sailing memoir, We Ran Away to Sea is an intimate exploration of how two strong, loving people pursue meaning — and how, over time, they come to understand each other more fully.

They had built a life many would admire — a strong marriage, two children, creative work they loved, and a restored Victorian home in a Midwestern college town.
Yet, Kent was dissatisfied. Was this all there was to life? Pam, too, wanted a wider world — for herself and for their children — beyond the familiar rhythms of small-town life.
So they did what most people only talk about: they walked away and set sail.
They returned after a year, believing the dream fulfilled. But some longings do not quiet easily. A decade later, they tried again.

Told in two distinct voices through memoir and letters, We Ran Away to Sea is a story of courage, compromise, and enduring love — a reminder that daring to seek a different way of living may not lead where you expect, but it can deepen how you understand home, partnership, and yourself.

For anyone who has ever wondered whether it’s too late — or too risky — to begin again.



**Places Traveled:**

- England
- Spain
- Portugal
- Canary Islands
- Caribbean
- Mexico
- Belize
- Puerto Rico
- Haiti
-Jamaica
-Trinidad
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Central America
- The Virgin Islands (U.S. and British)
- Florida
- The Great Lakes
- Trent-Severn Waterway
- Erie Canal
- Hudson River
- Intracoastal Waterway

This book is enriched with maps, a glossary, photos, diagrams, an itinerary, and a bibliography.
**Details:*
* - **Pages:** 352
- **Format:** Paperback
- **Published:** July 1, 2023
- **Publisher:** Jacana Press
- **ISBN:** 9798987009703
- **Language:**English

Forthright, honesty of the account.

A good story. It kept me listening and now I think I’ll buy the book.