Dove Robin's Trip was a real adventure with many different feelings including fear, courage, loneliness and love. Robin's trip ended up seeming like a love story between him and Patti, but it was much more. Robin's trip was also a fight with fear. When Robin had great waves hit the boat, water flowing inboard, and such things as when his mainsail broke, those were powerful enough to frighten even the most experienced sailor. Courage plays an essential part of the book. Had Robin not had courage, he may never had finished the trip. Courage was needed mostly every time he lost a kitten because each one of the