As you know this book is the merging of 2 cross country accounts. The mothers journal from the 1950's was FASCINATING. Wish there had been more of it. The authors (daughter and husband) part of it was mediocre at best.Daughter and Husband do lots of complaining about Recreational Vehicles. Lots and lots and lots of complaining about Recreational Vehicles. Still interesting though with the 1950's material.If you have not read it yet read "Miles from Nowhere" by barbara savage instead.Peter Soldan