Old man on a bike
Gandolfi, Simon2022
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Simon Gandolfi has never been one to grow old gracefully and following two heart attacks he decides not to rest up, as many might, but to ride the length of Hispanic America on a 125cc motorbike. And why not? His wife may have plenty of reasons why not, but used to the intrepid septuagenarian's determination to complete any plan he comes up with, she shrugs her shoulders and waves him goodbye. At 73 years old, Simon Gandolfi sets off from Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico to embark on a five and a half month journey culminating at 'the end of the world', Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. For Simon this is a journey of discovery. Leaving behind the safety and sanctuary of friends and family, he is truly alone but along the way he meets and talks with rich and poor, old and young, officials and professionals, agricultural and industrial workers.
Main title:
Old man on a bike / Simon Gandolfi.
Author:
Gandolfi, Simon, author
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2022.
Collation:
474 pages (large print)
ISBN:
9781004073559 (pbk)
Dewey class:
918.044918.044GAN
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3228692