"Oh, you brute, go away, do!" Katz shouted in merciless imitation. "Please withdraw at once, you horrid creature."
"Fuck you," I said and lugged my tent right over to his. I didn't know what this would achieve exactly, but it brought me a tiny measure of comfort to be nearer to him.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm moving my tent."
"Oh, good plan. That'll really confuse it."
Exerpt of conversation between Bill and his travelling buddy, Stephen, from the book A Walk in the Woods
Bryson is such a great writer, he deserves two books mentioned.
A Walk in the Woods is takes place on the Applachian Trail, the world's longest continuous trail (3,400kms long), which Bill and his eccentric friend, Stephen, endeavour to cover, though not in one shot. Facts on the Appalachian Trail can be found here. Whatever facts you do find, they will not seem as human, in such a way that allows you to experience the feeling of being there, anywhere near as Bryson describes. You can almost read the book and feel like you've been there, while having some elevated degress of hilarity to keep you company.
For an excerpt, go here.
