Nancy Sathre-Vogel
We were just your normal, ordinary, everyday family one day. The next, we were anything but.,Perhaps it was a midlife crisis, or maybe just a simple plea for a life less ordinary, but one day we realized the American Dream wasn't the be-all and end-all we had hoped it was and decided to throw caution to the wind. We took off with our eight-year-old twins to explore our country on two wheels.,Throughout our twelve-month, 9300-mile journey through nineteen US states and five Mexican states, we four adventurers discovered a side of life seldom portrayed on the nightly news or in the morning paper. Total strangers reached out and embraced us, showing us a kinder,gentler side of humanity than the news would lead you to think existed. Those Road Angels enriched the lives of weary travelers by offering a warm shower, a soft bed to sleep in, or a hot meal after a full day on the road.,Life on the road provided unlimited opportunities to meet ordinary people â€“ rich and poor, American and Mexican, city dwellers and countryfolk â€“ and all four of us learned to appreciate the individuality of the wide variety of people we encountered. (from the book's official webpage)
Nonfiction,Travel
Twenty Miles per Cookie: 9000 Miles of Kid-Powered Adventures