Robert C. Wood

A quick look inside my book "Indelible Images" chapter by chapter. PROLOGUE: TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Summer 1969 The catalyst for change in my life. (1) ITCHY FEET Autumn ‘69 Preparations for travel. (2) SOUTH TO THE SUN Autumn ’69 Rail, sea and road from England to Israel. (3) KIBBUTZ GELIL YAM Winter ’69-70 First experience of life on kibbutz. (4) HAPPY DAYS Winter 1970 Work and social life on kibbutz. (5) THE RED SEA FISH Spring ’70 A visit to Eilat on the Red Sea coast. (6) BACK TO REALITY Spring and Summer ’70 Return to work in England. (7) THE PERFECT LIFE Winter ’70-71 My second season as an experienced kibbutz volunteer. (8) THE WADI Winter 1971 Shanty town life in the desert as a casual worker in Eilat. (9) SWEAT STRAIN AND MYSTERY Spring ’71 Hippie life in Eilat. (10) LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT Spring ’71 Romance in the Mediterranean. Sick, penniless and repatriated. (11) UNCERTAINTY REIGNS Summer '71 Chasing girlfriends from England to Boston to Baltimore. (12) MY SECOND HOME Winter ’71 Saved by the kibbutz while re-entering Israel without money or onward ticket. (13) SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTERS Winter '71-'72 Bethlehem on a cold Christmas night. A Ouija board and a mischievous spirit. (14) HIGH TIMES IN EILAT Spring 1972 Seasoned travellers at work and play. (15) BEACHES AND BUSTS Spring ’72 A nudist weekend retreat on the coast and an encounter with the law. (16) A STORM AND A SNAKE Spring '72 Nature shows its hand. A snake shows its fangs. (17) THE FINAL CHALLENGE Spring '72 A look inside the underworld. (18) THE GRAND PLAN Summer'72 Preparations for travel to Afghanistan. (19) ISTANBUL Autumn '72 Regrouping in Istanbul. (20) THE TRANS ASIA EXPRESS Winter '72 Turkey, Kurdistan and Iran. (21) HERAT Winter '72 Stepping back 500 years in time. (22) HERAT 2 Winter '72 Hippie heaven. (23) OFF THE BEATEN TRACK Winter '72 A tricky journey across Afghanistan to Kabul. (24) THE KHYBER PASS Winter '72 Bandits, guns and Pakistan's lawless tribal territories. (25) WAGAH AND THE GOLDEN TEMPLE Winter '72 Peace and relative safety returns. (26) DELHI Winter '72 The wondrous world of India. (27) BOMBAY TO GOA Winter '72- '73 The final push to our destination. (28) BENAULIM Winter 1973 Blissful times at the edge of the Indian ocean. (29) PARCEL POST INDIAN STYLE Spring '73 The intricacies of Indian bureaucracy. (30) SUN, SEA AND SAND Spring '73 A carefree respite from the world. (31) BREAK UP Spring '73 The group go their separate ways. (32) DELIVERANCE Spring '73 Escape and a second repatriation. (33) REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK Summer and Autumn '73 Readjusting to the Western world. (34) CONFUSION Winter '73 Stranded in Vancouver waiting for a Californian girlfriend. (35) CALIFORNIA Winter 1974 Mishap follows mishap. (36) ARRIVAL Winter '74 N.Z. Summer Running low on funds I reach New Zealand and the responsibilities of parenthood.