Canals on Wheels

Book excerpt: Canals on Wheels is a collection of stories about Martha Marino's solo bicycle trips taken during the summers along nine canals in France. She describes her bike route, the towns and places she visited, her camping experiences and the interesting people she met. Martha has published other books: Asian Adventure, Backpacking in the Middle East, and African Journal. Her magazine articles appeared in This is Japan, Ski Magazine and Illustrated India and her travel articles have been in Laguna Beach's newspapers The News Post, The Laguna Beach Independent, and Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot. Martha began bike touring in her 60's and since then has cycled all over Europe, Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia, the Gulf Islands, and down the Pacific Coast from Washington to California. Two of her greatest passions are bike touring and traveling. If you like reading about cycling adventures and France, you'll enjoy this book.