Birds, Beasts and a Bike Under the Southern Cross

by David Stirling

Birds, Beasts and a Bike Under the Southern Cross by David Stirling (Book) in Travel
Copyright: © 2008 David Stirling Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: Canada
Edition: eBook edition ISBN 9781897435205
Download: 1 documents, 14071 KB

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This is the story of David and Ruth Stirling immersed in the birds, beasts, weather and stars in New Zealand and Australia in the 1950s. Stirling has a knack for spinning tales of grand misadventures with delightful understatement. While traveling by motorcycle and camping rough, they take up a string of temporary jobs to keep alive and healthy. In that post-World War II era, intentionally travelling in such nomadic fashion was quite unusual -- enough to prompt news coverage in local papers wherever they went.

"David is a superb naturalist, an uninhibited storyteller and vivid word painter of landscapes, wildlife and people whose fun memoir will leave you learning and laughing," comments noted author Lyn Hancock.

Birder-naturalist Alan MacLeod predicts "David Stirling's lively account of a two-year-long motorcycle odyssey among the wonders of Australia and New Zealand is sure to quicken the blood and impel you to pursue your own dreams."


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