Alfred Hamish ReedRecensioni
Autore di The story of New Zealand
Recensioni
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I felt this was a must-read in the annals of New Zealand adventuring as it is the account of the first person to walk the length of New Zealand (well, from North Cape to Bluff, though he does include a visit to Stewart Island). His famous walk would be the precursor to our Te Araroa trail.
Not only that, but the author managed this feat at the at of 85.
However, I found this book to be - dare I say it - a boring read. Alfred makes his way down the country in a series of cups of tea and visits with friends old and new. It's a lovely peek into the friendly New Zealand of yesterday, and I wonder if when I reach 85 I'll be able to wander from friend to friend down the whole of the country. But the name-dropping gets somewhat tiresome after the first hundred times, and I really wished that the book would focus more on the narrative of the journey and the places the author saw on his way. I'd been hoping for a bit of history and some new ideas but those came only occasionally between tea with Mr So-and-so and visits with Mrs Bla-bla.
Still, I'm glad I read it, and Mr Reed's personality does shine through. It was nice to get to know him a little.