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This book made me smile from start to finish. Much like Jamie, I heard about the GAP and C&O and was immediately hooked. As someone who had camped outside a grand total of once, I jumped in with both feet, meticulously researched the trail, and then spent a week biking and camping and pushing my bike up the side of a mountain (only a little jealous that Sean & Jamie didn't have to deal with that nightmare).

As much as I loved the description of their adventures on the trail, this book was very much more about their relationship, their challenges, and their love. Sean's love for his wife leapt off every page. His fear at losing her, relief at a benign diagnosis, and willingness to do literally the last thing he wanted to do at the expense of great physical pain were wonderful to witness.

I personally would have liked more about their actual adventures on the trail - the things they did in the many beautiful towns along the trail, their interactions with others (Sandy and the priest were highlights of the book for me), etc. But overall, as a lover of the GAP/C&O, this book was such a joy to read.