927 Days of Summer

Drive Nacho Drive, Book 2

By: Brad Van Orden, Sheena Van Orden

Narrated by: Brad Van Orden, Sheena Van Orden

In their book Drive Nacho Drive, Brad and Sheena Van Orden traded the American Dream for the open road, and set off in their temperamental 1984 VW van named "Nacho." After 13 months of humorous and sometimes demoralizing misadventures along the Pan-American Highway, our intrepid subjects eventually arrived at the southernmost town in the world in Tierra del Fuego. This is where 927 Days of Summer picks up the trail. After shipping Nacho from Argentina to Malaysia on a container ship, Brad and Sheena resume their journey, this time with the ambitious goal of driving all the way around the world. When they roll out of the shipping container onto Malaysian soil, their odometer turns over to 300,000 miles. Is Nacho really up for the brutal journey ahead? This hilarious and harrowing tale cuts through the sweltering jungles of Southeast Asia to the buzzing hornet's nest of India, from the remote Nepalese Himalayas to the stony hills of Anatolia, on to the Sahara Desert of Africa, through Europe and beyond. Whether dodging rickshaws on crater-filled roads, defying Maoist rebels on cliff-hanging Himalayan tracks, getting hopelessly stuck in the desert on the Pakistani border, or becoming the subjects of an international missing persons' case in the remote mountains of Laos, there is never a dull moment in 927 Days of Summer. Come along as a diverse cast of characters guides our determined travelers through a world of unfolding landscapes and cultures on the road trip to end all road trips, and then ask yourself: can you really just go home, unpack, and eat a sandwich?

©2015 Brad Van Orden (P)2016 Brad Van Orden

The first of many 5 Star reviews I'm sure!

I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this book! The book was very inspirational as I am very close to departing on a much shorter version of a trip in my van this summer to Panama with my youngest son. I am very happy to be the first person to review, here on Audible, such an awesome book.

humor

I have listened to every book like this. brad nails it on the read. he made it so entertaining. great story but exceptional nation. loved it please write more

Feels like you're on the adventure with them!

Fun and funny. I'm glad Sheena narrated more than just about the food this time, but you have to cringe through her reading voice which starts out each sentence at a higher pitch (and head shake). Great story! I feel like I've been around the world with them! I hope they buy that boat and continue!

what an experience!

the experiences shared through The eyes of Brad and Sheena were enjoyable funny and heartwarming! I envy their their journey.

Two books that will change the listener

Listening to these two books gave me a wealth of knowledge about a large swath of the inhabitants of this world and the joys and limitations of their life. While I enjoyed the comfort, wealth, and security of the US for the first 2/3 if my life, I am now enjoying the rewards. of a life of liesure for the final 1/3 of my life here in Central America. I can leave the travel and driving to Brad and his great commentary