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Bezig met laden... The Hairy Hikers: A Coast-to-Coast Trek Along the French Pyreneesdoor David Le Vay
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With a glint in his eye, Rob turns and asks me if I want to 'touch his furry puma'. I begin to feel a little concerned about the days and weeks ahead; we are only hours into the trip and things have already taken a sinister turn. Thankfully it turns out he is referring to the little embossed logo on his new shirt. Fuelled by a degree of mid-life crisis and the need to escape, albeit temporarily, the dull routine of modern life, David and Rob set out to walk from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, taking in French villages, beautiful scenery and one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in Europe. Just about perfect - if you can put aside the inevitable conflict, drama and unexpected tedium that results from two men spending over seven solid weeks in each other's company! This humorous, reflective and often poignant account of two increasingly hairy hikers' coast-to-coast trek along the length of the French Pyrenees, revealing the history and geography along the way, will appeal to weekend walkers, serious trekkers and all who simply enjoy a good story of human endeavour and foolishness. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I kind of enjoyed this, and would had given 3.5 stars if i could, because whilst it is good, it is not great.
David is on the cusp of having a mid life crisis, and decides to undertake hiking the GR10 route from the Atlantic to the med, as his way of coping with it.. He ropes in a friend, Rod, and prepares. I say prepares, he goes up and down Box Hill a couple of times. They make it to the start of the route, and start the walk. Part of the book is about the people that they meet, and the remainder is about the places they stay. A little is about the route and the landscapes, which I miss from a travel book. You get to understand what he is like, partly as he suffers from a fair amount of anxiety, and towards the end you get a feeling of what he understands about himself towards the end.
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