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He generates electricity from solar power, creates a toilet seat from whale vertebra, and greets every storm with enthusiasm. In the foreground, we see Daniel who, not unlike one of Peter Pan's Lost Boys, joyfully lives a permanent boy's life. On Whale Island tells the story of how he packed up three boatloads of supplies, his wife, stepson, and two dogs and moved to a remote island off the coast of Nova Scotia, fulfilling a lifelong fantasy of escaping from the confines of civilization and living by his wits. Thinking his wanderlust satisfied, Hays married and settled down, only to find himself restless for adventure once again. As chronicled in the best-selling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves.

On Whale Island by Daniel Hays