You Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich
I have followed Sean Dietrich on Instagram for a
couple of years. I wanted to read You Are My Sunshine since it came out
last fall. I am glad I started my year with this couple's adventure. In
You Are My Sunshine, I followed Sean and his wife, Jamie, as they went
on a big adventure--riding their bike and recumbent trike on the Great
Allegheny Passage and C & O Canal Towpath Trail.
The book
starts out with a bit of marital history so the reader knows how the
couple decided to make this journey, then goes into the journey and ends
with a bit of marital history to complete the story. I enjoy Sean's
humor on his social media Instagram page. While this book isn't entirely
humorous, there were a few places I laughed out loud. I mostly pulled
for this couple to make it through this really long bike/trike ride.
There
were also some serious places in You Are My Sunshine where he shared
stories about people they met on the trail who face life challenges and
still chose to go on the trail in spite of them or maybe because of
them. I admired them for their challenges through this book and I could
relate to one of them. I also liked some of the kindnesses that others
showed Sean and his wife on the trail which helped keep them going to
the end. Sometimes we need a reminder that good people are still out
there.
For me, this book was a quick read. I felt like I was with
Sean and Jamie on the trail--only I didn't get the backache or fall off
my bike. It was an armchair adventure for me. If you enjoy real-life
adventure stories, biking and/or national parks, you may indeed enjoy
You Are My Sunshine.
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