Michael Smith Voyage of the Southern Sun: An Amazing Solo Journey Around the

Michael Smith spent 20 years restoring Melbournes beloved Sun Theatre and becoming one of Australias last independent cinema operators. He then set off on a rather different journey to become the first person to fly solo around the world in an amphibious plane. With limited flying experience, no support team and only basic instruments in his tiny flying boat, the Southern Sun, Smith risked his life to make modern aviation history. His adventures include an unexpected greeting by Special Branch on his arrival in the UK, a neardeath experience while leaving Greenland, and a wondrous journey up the Mississippi. In just seven months he made eighty stops around the globe, exploring twentyfive cities and communities, and visiting some seventy cinemas. All along the way Smith updated his online journal, cheered on by 50,000 followers. In 2016 he was named Australian Geographics Adventurer of the Year. | Michael Smith Voyage of the Southern Sun: An Amazing Solo Journey Around the