… You've Gone Too Far This time, Sir! by Danny Bent.
'Have you ever woken up in the sultry heat of the morning, your hair and beard teeming with maggots, and then had potatoes picked out of your ears? Have you ever felt the cold barrel of a semi automatic gun against your forehead?When Danny Bent cycled 15,000 kilometres from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India'
I couldn't put this down once I'd started. It is a very good, non-stop read, written with passion and humour, detailing Danny's bicycle trek to India. His always optimistic view, even when suffering the trials of explosive food poisoning, is extremely infectious.
Bought it on Kindle first, but have now also ordered the book from the ActionAid website (to do my 'bit').
