Nov 27 2021 59 mins 1
Christine and Kyle read Lost in the Jungle by Yossi Ghinsberg which chronicles the time that Ghinsberg........got lost in the jungle. In 1981 he and three other backpackers tromped into the Amazon jungle of Bolivia hoping to make contact with a legendary indigenous village and strike it rich by finding a mother lode of gold. They were armed with a shot gun, machete and the hubris of youth, but things quickly turned from an adventure to survival when the group split up and divided their resources. Christine and Kyle discuss Yossi's miserable journey to safety, the pitfalls of the expedition, and come up with eight rules of survival! Finally, they give their rating for the book. Spoiler alert- THE AUDIO BOOK WILL MAKE YOUR EARS BLEED!
The next book we'll read and discuss is Wild by Cheryl Strayed which was adapted into the 2014 film of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon. For more Roamers content follow @blackgoldcabin on Instagram.
