Kiwis Might Fly

By Polly Evans,

Book cover of Kiwis Might Fly: A New Zealand Adventure

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Polly Evans was a woman with a mission. Before the traditional New Zealand male hung up his sheep shears for good, Polly wanted to see this vanishing species with her own eyes. Venturing into the land of giant kauri trees and smaller kiwi birds, she explores…

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1 author picked Kiwis Might Fly as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This writer wrote a series of delightful travel books, but I have found nothing new from her recently, sadly. This book starts wonderfully; the author passes her test to ride a full-size motorbike, which she can barely hold upright and decides (as you do) to test out her newly acquired skills by riding throughout New Zealand.

There is a good description here about a great country and humour too–all enhanced by the struggle to make progress with this, for her, a new form of transport.

From Patrick's list on feeding your lust for travel.

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