A travel autobiography in which the author weaves the history of the English holiday resort of Lyme Regis and that of the USA in and out of his travels through the many people and events that were the making of both places.
Fascinating!
That really is the only word to describe this interesting and highly original book from Glen Herbert. The genre is given as travel writing but it is so much more than that. It would equally appeal to history buffs, lovers of Dorset and the American continent, plus the general reader. Would make a good present.
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Glen moved to Lyme Regis in 1976 and was a charter boat skipper based on the Cobb from 1986, as he took passengers around Lyme Bay and on fishing trips.
He would spend every summer season, from the start of May until the end of September, working on the Cobb and would then travel around the world during the winter until he left Lyme Regis in 2001.
The autobiography, called A Limey from Lyme, has been a labour of love for Mr Herbert, as it had taken 25 years to chronicle all of his experiences.
Even though Mr Herbert moved away more than 20 years ago, he still considers himself a Lyme Regis man ('a Limey') and the town was integral to the idea of his book.
He said: “I loved living and working in Lyme Regis. It is a really special place and I still talk to friends who live in the area. When I was working there in the summer and travelling in the winter I had the best of both worlds.
“When I first went travelling, I was stopped by the police in America for hitchhiking and they found it quite amusing I was from Lyme Regis, because they call us ‘limeys’. After he sent me on my way the idea about writing down my experiences came into my head.”
In the 40 years he has travelled, Glen has set foot on every continent apart from Antarctica, but said his favourite places were always the Americas.
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