In 1872, a stout, high-minded English spinster boarded a steamship in London to sail around the world. Isabella Bird had been advised by her doctors to seek new places to breathe ocean air in hopes of curing her "chronic spinal complaint." Only after months at sea did these hopes begin to be realized. While in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, enduring terrible hardships, Isabella began to feel revitalized and to enjoy herself. She was having an adventure! After exploring the Sandwich Islands in her new riding pants and free of pain, Isabella trekked off to another adventure, Estes Park, Colorado, and the Rocky Mountains. Isabella Bird attracted adventures. She recorded her lively experiences in letters to her stay-at-home sister, Henrietta. When Isabella returned to Britain, the two sisters compiled these letters in a widely read book, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains. She later became popular as a lecturer in a Victorian society eager to hear of foreign lands and exotic exploits. Isabella Bird will be portrayed by Linda Batlin