The Longest Drive: Circle City, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina

by David A. Humphries

The book chronicles the struggles of the mechanically challenged author, his wife, and children ages one and five as they journeyed north by camper to a cluster of houses 50 miles short of the Arctic Circle. Then they turned and headed for Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost town in the world. It was the longest journey by a family through the America’s in recorded history. The epic journey included an attempted robbery, landslide, bureaucratic corruption, discovery of two thousand-year-old ruins, clashes with eight military dictatorships, vehicle breakdowns, evidence of possible visits by extraterrestrials, and the discovering of the ranch of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Argentina. The telling of this 18,000 mile adventure is intertwined with stories of others who’d previously attempted crossing the America’s, two on foot, two by horse, one in a 1925 Austin, and one by motorbike, the legendary Che Guevara. It’s historically fascinating and written in a self-deprecating, humorous, and easy to read style. It will inspire readers to tackle their own dreams and will be enjoyed by readers from twenty to ninety.- includes fifty colour photos plus thirty-three black and white photos and maps

Kindle Edition

Published October 6, 2021