SKB-SL Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I don't know the title of the book. The author's first name was Helen, and she took some donkeys across the Alps. I remember that she and her friend stayed with a man whose house was decorated with pictures of a man humping large rabbits, and that she met the Pope, and at the end she had a long hot bath. It was a non-fiction book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readwine Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 You may be thinking about: Downhill All the Way: Walking with Donkeys on the Stevenson Trail by Hilary Makaskill and Molly Wood In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey, Modestine, spent twelve days walking in the Cevennes mountains in France, as he recounted in Travels with a Donkey. His book became an instant hit and the route he took is now the Stevenson Trail, along the GR70 long-distance footpath. Over a period of four years, Hilary Macaskill and Molly Wood attempted to retrace his steps. In the course of several trips they negotiated the entire 212 kilometres of the Stevenson Trail, accompanied by Whiskey the dog and a variety of donkeys. This hilarious account tells of the ups and downs of handling donkeys, getting lost, encounters with some odd people and some particularly memorable meals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKB-SL Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Not the one I was thinking of, sorry - but it sounds interesting. I'll see if they've got it at the library . The book I'm trying to find began with two women and a donkey, then it was one woman with two donkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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