Long Cloud Ride - Softcover

Dew, Josie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751535842 ISBN 13: 9780751535846

Publisher: Sphere, 2008

Synopsis

After two months on board a Russian container ship sailing 15,000 miles across the world, Josie finally arrives in New Zealand with her bike. Over the next nine months she cycles 10,000 kilometers all over North and South Islands while experiencing the wettest, windiest, and stormiest year on record. During this time Josie was spat at, shouted at, honked at, and both run off and blown off the road. She got soaked, sunburned, hailed on, and snowed on; and was alternately starved and overfed, overcharged and under-charged. Then there was the wildlife—the possums (both dead and alive); exotic birds such as moreporks (with their eerie call) and fantails (who decided to follow); the ostriches, who liked to chase English cyclists and the harriers, who liked to dive bomb them; and the more familiar but no less frustrating farm animals, who provided sheep-jams and cow-blocks to slow Josie down. Josie brings New Zealand brilliantly to life. Warm, witty, and acutely observed as ever, her latest adventure is sure to delight old and new fans alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Josie Dew is the author of A Ride in the Neon Sun, Saddled at Sea, Slow Coast Home, and Travels in a Strange State. She has cycled 280,000 miles across 43 countries, some by accident.

Review:

In Long Cloud Ride, Josie brings New Zealand brilliantly to life. Warm, witty and acutely observed as ever, her latest adventure is sure to delight old and new fans alike * Outdoor Pursuits * Charmingly illustrated with line drawings and photos from the trip, this is ideal for all those people who really would like to cycle for 10,000 miles around New Zealand but just don't have the energy right now * G Travel *

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0751535842
• ISBN 13: 9780751535846
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 369