Monkeys on the Road: One family’s vanlife adventure from the USA to South America in search of a simpler life

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Thirty thousand miles driving from the USA to South America with a 6-year-old kid in a camper van. Will they make it?

After a decade in the corporate rat race, Mary was ready for a change. Too much stress and not enough time with her family left her feeling that her priorities were all wrong.

So she and her husband hatched a crazy plan to change their lives…

They quit their jobs.

They pulled their six-year-old daughter out of school.

And they moved into an old camper van to attempt a drive to the southernmost tip of the world!

What followed were three-and-a-half years of heartwarming personal encounters, breathtaking wilderness campsites, and occasionally terrifying situations…

Surrounded by an angry mob in Mexico, threatened by exploding batteries in Colombia, caught up in a political revolution in Bolivia – they grew closer as a family as they navigated through adversity. But what stuck with them the most was the endless generosity of the local people, from whom they learned invaluable lessons about happiness and priorities.

Will they survive whale sharks, police searches, and volunteering in local schools? What happens when COVID hits?

Find out in this heartwarming read about a family trying to find their place in the world.

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FIRST PLACE in the International Book Awards for Travel
FIRST PLACE in BookFest Awards for Travel
Silver medal from READERS’ FAVORITE in Travel, and awarded a 5-star review
Second place in the INDIES TODAY Awards for memoirs
Semi-Finalist in the KINDLE BOOK Awards for Non-Fiction

From the Publisher

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09M8YD3CQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sawmill Mountain Publishing (November 28, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 16013 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages