Getting Stoned With Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu, Library Edition
After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific - until he began to feel remarkably out of place in modern America - and he knew it was time to set off for parts unknown. Here he tells the story of his time on Vanuatu, a cluster of islands where he struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes but finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders. When his wife Sylvia gets pregnant, they decamp forslightly more civilized Fiji, a fallen paradise rife with prostitutes and government coups, where their son takes quite naturally to island living.