“Bold Journey: Honey Moon on The Voyage” is a black and white travelogue film from the late 1950s. Bold Journey, a broadcast travelogue program from ABC television and created by Jack Douglas, centers the stories of adventurers and explorers who traveled to remote parts of the world. Sponsored by Ralston Purina Company of St. Louis, the films were usually set up by an interview between a program host and the guest, who then narrated their film with first hand footage. This particular account tells the story of Peter and Jill Hamilton, adventurers from Glasgow, Scotland, who attempt to circumnavigate the world on their 24-foot sloop Salmo. The pair sailed from Montreal to Pitcairn Islands to Tahiti and then back across the Pacific to California without modern amenities on their boat like electricity or an engine. The film features first hand footage from the couple’s adventure of the people, places, and things they encountered along the way – from the skyscrapers of New York City’s skyline to the hut-lined shores of Taipei. Peter Hamilton also wrote a text account of the journey called “The Restless Wind”. (Note: the “Salmo” still exists today and is based in San Diego.)

Small boats in Terminal Island harbor (0:12). Jack Douglas interviews Peter and Jill Hamilton while they sit on their 24-foot sloop Salmo (0:16). Show opening credits (0:47-1:20). Ad for show sponsor Ralston Purina Company with salesman Lee Goodman (1:23). Ragtime music jingle for Wheat Chex (1:46). Comparison of family size vs. regular size Wheat Chex box (2:41). Interview resumes (2:48). Wedding photos: married just outside of London, groom wears traditional morning suit and best man wears tartan kilt (5:10). Salmo launches off of Port of Montreal (5:34). Salmo sailing down St. Lawrence River (5:51). RMS Empress of Britain ship (6:03). Docking in Québec: refurbishing boat (6:12). Life onboard: Jill cooks on two-burner kerosene stove in cramped kitchen (7:02). Jill and Pete eat bowl of spaghetti (7:10). Jill sleeps in cramped bunks (7:32). Jill layers on sweaters and pants to protect against cold (7:51). Snow covered mountain peaks in distance (8:16). Jill serves piping hot coffee (8:37). Jill and Pete encounter an iceberg (9:08). Salmo docks in Nova Scotia (9:24). Raising United States flag as boat approaches New York City Harbor on East River (9:57). United Nations building (10:13). Brooklyn Bridge (10:23). Statue of Liberty (10:36). Approaching shores of Jamaica (10:51). Jill puts up a quarantine flag to indicate arrival from a foreign port (10:55). Jill tries getting off boat while wearing 1950s swing shirtdress (11:13). Palm tree-lined boat harbor, children dance Jamaican Jive (11:51). Rough waters on way to Panama, basin birds in the sky (12:06). Adjusting sails (12:26). Panama Coast Guard greets the boat (13:55). Quarantine forms and landing forms (14:02). Tow into port by an American yacht (14:15). Experience waiting for sluice gate (14:37). Repainting Salmo on desolate beach (15:04). Journey to Galapagos Islands (15:36). Sponsor commercial break with hand puppets (15:56-17:15). Barrington Island/ Santa Fe Island (17:29). Swarm of sea lions on beach (17:39). Wildlife on island: flightless cormorant (18:19). Penguins (18:26). Iguanas (18:47). Pelicans (18:56). Jill reads Pitcairn Islands book (19:13). Descendants of Bounty mutineers row out to greet them (19:35). Wood trellis for hauling boat out of water (20:00). Pitcairn wood boat houses (20:08). Young man works on tourist souvenirs (20:15). Chimpanzee (20:18). Women weave baskets from dyed pandanus leaves (20:27). Descendent of Fletcher Christian leads Pitcairn longboat out into the sea (21:15). Swimming amongst sharks near Tahiti (21:43). Peter uses sextant to navigate (22:01). Docking in Papeete (22:48). Children biking around Tahiti (23:10). Jill rows ashore to Taipei (24:00). Straw houses and fauna along shore (24:13). Porpoises off of Marquesas Islands (24:26). Traffic in Los Angeles Harbor (24:21). Final remarks with Jack Douglas, Jill, and Peter (25:15). Final commercial with Lee Goodman (27:49). Preview for next episode: Dr. Albert Schweitzer in French Equatorial Guinea (28:17). Closing credits (29:11).

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