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"Two women in a kayak in the sea. Place: British Columbia. Time: late July. Mood in the kayak: rotten. ...Our campsite was a slab of mud carpeted in pine needles. It had a fire pit strewn with trash, a smelly latrine, and squadrons of stealth mosquitoes. Mom and I couldn't wait to get back in it." So go the downs and ups in Just Us--an accounting of Melissa Balmain's adventurous outings with her mother, Gina Ingoglia. Realizing they had never really spent any time alone together as peers and longing for a change of pace in their lives, the mother-daughter team decided travel was the answer. They sent away for piles of outdoor adventure brochures from companies that design trips for women, and have been exploring the wilds of North America--and each other--ever since. Whether by kayak, dogsled, or llama, this collection takes the reader on eight funny, brave, exciting, and self-exposing trips. This is a great choice for moms and daughters who have traveled together, are considering it, or want to find out more about it. Balmain's writing style is witty, honest, and descriptive, bringing to life the pains, joys, scenic beauty, muddy chores, and revelatory experiences of her journeys with mom. --Kathryn True
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