Adventure Reads
My reading preferences tend to change depending on where I’m at in life at any given time, but one genre of books I always love to read is adventure/travel books. Reading about other people’s adventures, their successes and their hardships, is always a great way to spend a few hours and inspires me for my own adventures.
If you’re looking for some good reads, here are a few that I’ve read lately and enjoyed.
If you’re looking for some incredible adventures exploring our amazing country here in Canada, or other adventures around the world, look no further than this compilation of work by Frank Wolf. One of my favourite stories was about a lunch meeting with Pierre Trudeau. The former Prime Minister tended to be larger than life and the author’s words made his actions jump off the page. From paddling to hiking to biking, there are so many incredible adventures in this book and it made me want to pack-up and head off somewhere. I appreciated the mixture of both highlights and lowlights from the trips, and loved reading about his experiences with other cultures.
MONKEYS ON THE ROAD by Mary Hollendoner
Imagine leaving the rat race and packing your family into a camper van to travel from the USA to South America. Honestly, don’t many of us dream of this these days? I do. This overlanding adventure had it all – breathtaking campsites, harrowing roads, incredible encounters with kind and generous strangers, exploding batteries, and so much more. I had so much fun reading this book. Mary Hollendoner has a great sense of humour and a wonderful writing style. I was sad when the book ended and I know that I’ll read it again in the future.
WHO GOES CANOEING WITH THEIR MOTHER-IN-LAW? by Kyle Penner
A collection of short stories about some incredible, and not so incredible, canoe trips and another read that made me laugh several times. Kyle Penner shares stories about driving along a road that was currently under construction and having to maneauver his car around and over boulders, paddling through tunnels, scary moments on Lake Winnipeg, and a trip that involved far more walking along the riverbed than canoeing thanks to low water levels. Along the way memories are made, more people are introduced to canoeing, and many laughs are had. This was a fun, quick read that I really enjoyed.
GOING HOME TO AFRICA: THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME by Dot Bekker
Another overlanding adventure, Dot Bekker decided to leave Europe and return home to Zimbabwe. The book follows her journey from making the decision, to buying the van, prepping for the trip, and the actual trip. It was a slower read for me and sometimes it felt bogged down by the details, but at the same time, many of those details were what made this book a worthy read. The struggles of getting a visa, sorting out paperwork for the van, finding new SIM cards and insurance, getting across each border, finding campsites, all of that helps the reader feel like they’re along for the journey. What a journey it was! I can only hope that I’ll be that independent, brave, and adventurous at 60. Definitely worth a read.
I hope you’ll enjoy these books. I’m always on the lookout for another good read, so please share any suggestions in the comments! With more fishing and camping trips coming up, I need to get stocked up on some good adventure reads.
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