Chris Pountney

I'd read the 1st part of this story as a journal on the CrazyGuyonAbike website and it was an entertaining and at times humerous read, as well as impressive endeavor. It stood out from a lot of them with Chris's idiosyncrasies coming to the fore.
This continues the story and is in the same vein. The prose isn't up there with Al Humphreys but it's an easy and enjoyable travelogue. Chris's dedication to his self imposed rules is also impressive (as well as his partners understanding of this) and the last chapters show a very English never say die spirit of the explorers of old, and downplaying what was a seriously physically demanding ending to his trip.… (mais)