An inland voyage

“Wanderlust is a force that always pulls but as long as

I satisfy that from time to time it’s not overpowering” Stephen Ladd reflects. This is a man who has seen more adventure than most, yet when I chat to him he sounds settled and his life almost mundane. In the background the babble of everyday life goes on. This is a man with two kids and a wife; it is morning with him in Duluth, Minnesota and the sounds of kids being prepared for school and breakfast being served are a comforting burble in the background. It’s hard to equate this scenario with the man who recounts a life less ordinary in his book The Five Year Voyage. “It’s a case of managing your wanderlust and satisfying that need when it grows really strong. At present I head out into