Morocco or Bust! - Softcover

Reynolds, Badger

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798709695597

Publisher: Independently published, 2021

Synopsis

A heart-warming and laugh-out-loud account of one man’s life-changing purchase that leads to a series of madcap adventures, many of them almost beyond belief - yet all true. In the wake of a disastrous and finance-crushing divorce, Badger finds himself alone in a Warwickshire cottage, bruised, and facing the nemesis of many men in their 40’s - a full-on mid-life crisis. It is the autumn of 2004. In contrast to a highly stressful working life in the events industry, visits to his mate's pub in Somerset, just a stones throw from Glastonbury Tor provide much-needed down-time and unwittingly become the catalyst for change. Within 12 months Badger has re-invented himself, throwing caution to the wind and purchasing an old-school iconic 60’s camper-van in need of much TLC, the prelude to a series of adventures that culminate in a monster expedition by road, a 5,000-mile odyssey with the Sahara Desert as the goal. But before the big one, there are many other camper-van escapades across Europe. The return leg of a road trip to the south of France becomes a race against the clock 2,000-mile detour to Serbia - and a trip to Stockholm involves a late-night breakdown in freezing temperatures, and a terrifying confrontation with the Hells Angels. Undeterred, together with long-suffering pub landlord Andy, in the summer of 2008 the pair set off for Africa on the road-trip of a lifetime - ‘Morocco or Bust!’, in Hermione the VW camper-van and a tatty Toyota Exurb with a futon crammed in the back. From the moment the wheels turn, join in the duo’s adventures as they cross France, Spain and Morocco, fighting breakdowns, illness and extremes of weather on the way, and encountering situations from bizarre to brilliant, from hilarious to toe-curlingly embarrassing, that neither of them could have imagined. Everything from kamikaze lorry drivers to a run-in with a gun-toting police chief is thrown at the intrepid, yet seriously under-prepared duo. A dash around Marrakech behind a crazy, moped riding 'guide’, an attack by a Berber gang and a nail-biting crawl across the plains when the road literally runs out are just some of the challenges facing Badger and his wing-man as they push against a vanishing deadline to complete their quest. If you’ve ever sat in your favourite armchair, idly imagining what could happen if you turned your life upside-down, this is the book for you!

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798709695597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 271