RSS Review of “A Little Twist of Texas”: V-Twin Mama
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If you’re a new(er) rider planning to do longer trips, this is an excellent first-hand look-see at the joys and challenges faced when undertaking a planned destination many states away and with a deadline for arrival. As a rider who has completed three major trips herself, it was a chance to go down memory lane and relive many things I had forgotten about and boy, did they come flooding back!
No matter what stage of riding you are in, Linda’s book chronicles an interesting journey, not only on the road, but delves into the self, with all its worries, fears, and accomplishments, small and large. It’s got a good dose of insight along the way, drawing parallels to “real life,” offering viewpoints about how we live our lives, and most wonderfully, showing moments of quiet that are only achieved from introspection.
At 172 pages, 103 of the pages are Linda’s actual journey by motorcycle, with the others, at the center of the book, by car and airplane. How this comes to be is part of the tale she weaves. I will confess that I decided to temporarily forgo the non-motorcycle section and read the chronicle of the motorcycle portion as “one.” Then I went back and read the rest. In my mind, I was so entranced by Linda’s description of the motorcycle trip, the sights and experiences, that I was unwilling to let go of that portion. The reason I went back then was that Linda has a wonderful way of describing the sights and sounds around her, and the people she shares them with.
At the end is an appendix with Linda’s packing list. I laughed, I cried, and I shook my head at some of the things brought with, but it’s an honest accounting and for that it’s worth its weight in gold.
All in all, a truly satisfying read. It takes talent to capture the feeling, not just the mechanics and planning, of a long motorcycle journey, and Linda has that talent. In “A Little Twist of Texas”, she shares it with us.
