Hell-bent on event, the novel Anderson kin extremely joyful readers after they fought site visitors throughout North the US in a trip trailer (The Two-Ton Albatross), and braved the currents of the Mississippi River (The Headstrong Houseboat), or even after they took on development in their personal A-frame domestic at the beaches of Lake Arrowhead (Roll Up The Wallpaper, we are Moving!). With the nice Bicycle excursion, they are at it back with a rollicking new story in their most modern caper - bicycling throughout Europe.

Naturally, the family members embarks sans any severe bicycling event, with mishaps and hardships coming all too often as those 4 cyclepaths attempt to grasp their brand-new ten-speed racers. After a wobbly starting in Denmark, the place Dortha reveals herself extra frequently at the pavement at the bicycle seat, the crowd plots a path via Sweden. Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, the place they approximately meet catastrophe whilst Dortha's bicycle and pocketbook all at once vanish, and France.

No eu journey will be whole with out a contact of romance, and every of the Andersons' college-aged offspring, Scott and Holly, is in flip smitten with the affection computer virus. Even Andy and Dortha succumb with no trouble to the magic of moonlight boat rides and effective wines. And the thrill starts off while les mom and dad locate themselves booked into various "respectable" lodges within the similar urban, the place destiny turns out made up our minds to split them.

Sandwiched in with the joys and event are many sensible tips on the speedily increasing game of bicycling - and approximately inexpensive go back and forth in Europe. Guiding us in detail throughout the back-roads of Europe, Anderson treats us to a useful travelogue that comes with anecdotes, classes, and observations approximately every thing from Low kingdom delicacies to the home the place Rembrandt lived.

Warm, witty, and delightfully humorous, the good Bicycle excursion can be welcomed by way of the thousands who're researching or rediscovering the fun of biking in addition to fanatics of good relatives adventure.