Local writer Jim Payne has published his fifth book of kayak adventures on waterways around the world.

The explorations, which began with a voyage down the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in 1996, have covered the Columbia, Mississippi, Ohio, and Hudson rivers as well as the Thames River in England and the Bio Bio River in Chile.

In this new book, “In Dutch — Again!,” Payne recounts his voyage on the Rhine River in Holland.

“On the map, the trip looks easy,” he said. “But in the real world, there are always unexpected obstacles.”

In this case, Payne said that included massive river freighters and their wakes, a hidden turnoff that left him lost on the river, and a dam that blocked his escape to land.

Taking advantage of the Dutch people’s excellent command of English, Payne visited with locals in churches, galleries, and homes. The Dutch, he found, have high standards of polite behavior.

Payne, a self-described careless adventurer from North Idaho, said he found himself transgressing social norms many times — "in Dutch," as people say —but he was corrected with humor and kindness.

Payne will be celebrate the release of the new volume at a book-signing party at Vanderford’s book store on Saturday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.