R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 1/31/2012 + 1438 more book reviews

I put off reading this one for a long time when I read that the author had been killed riding her bicycle in California after her trip was completed. However, I am glad I took time to read it. The story is fascinating. Don't think I could have handled biking in Egypt or India. Too many people, too many crazy drivers and too much dysentery. Perhaps, much has changed now but many of the areas where Barb and Larry Savage biked must still be the same. Imagine having people throwing rocks, clumps of dirt and animal piles at you or giving lewd remarks and looks at your wife. Imagine being chewed on by mosquitoes much of the time, bed bugs on others or fleas. The people and the scenery seemed to make it all worthwhile and the experiences the couple have are of the type that is never forgotten.

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