Freewheeling Through Ireland [Paperback]

Edward Enfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2006

'At one moment you seem to be in the Lake District; then you could be on the moon; they you are in a wilderness; and then beside a Norwegian fjord.' When Edward decided to cycle around Ireland, he was enchanted by prehistoric fortresses, rugged landscapes, and landladies who insisted on washing his shirts. He takes you with him on a gentle ride up the west coast, eating fresh fish and enormous breakfasts along the way, and stopping to chat to peat-cutters, fishermen, eccentric tourists and a famous matchmaker. With his trademark dry wit, observant eye and a sense of the absurd, he is the perfect companion for a tour of Ireland's most beautiful areas from the lakes of Killarney to the idyllic Joyce's Country, and from the dolmens of Clare to the deserts and neolithic remains of Mayo.

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About the Author

Edward Enfield is the author of the bestselling Greece on my Wheels and Downhill All the Way. He lives in Sussex, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Summersdale (March 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840245085
• ISBN-13: 978-1840245080
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,907,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Two eggs for breakfast or one; noisy or quiet neighbors? This ia a retired guy's travelogue of his 2-week ride through Western Ireland. He rambles through pedestrian details and when he runs out of material (which happens quickly), he chats about his army service where he met some Irish people, etc. He comes across as a harmless but boring old drone, and listening to him is like being in a room with the TV on in the background. As another audiobook reviewer had noted, his voice is quite pleasant, but I turned it off after about 2 hours to move onto something with a little more content than his aimless chatter.