Travels
With Pegasus: A Microlight Journey Across West Africa
Christina
Dodwell
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; New Edition (December 7,
1989)
ISBN: 034051115X
Overall Rating: 3½ Stars 
Readability: 3 Stars
Content: 4 Stars
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Compared to
the brilliance of Travels With Fortune and the severe disappointment
of Madagascar Travels, Travels With Pegasus finds itself wedged
squarely between the two in terms of quality. Travel With Pegasus
documents Dodwell's journey across West Africa in a microlight.
It is a fascinating idea, allowing for a view of Africa that very
few people see. The microlight allows Dodwell a great amount of
diversity; its short take off and landing requirements let her
land on roads, in fields, on the beach, or wherever there is a
short smooth stretch of land. As a result, Dodwell finds herself
in very remote, fascinating regions of West Africa. Accompanying
Dodwell is a pilot who is teaching her how to fly and is in charge
of maintenance of the microlight. When engine problems crop up,
Dodwell traipses off on her own, abandoning him to explore the
surrounding regions. Sadly, the most interesting parts of the
book are on just such occasions when Dodwell embarks on her own
into the remote regions of Africa. The read gets a sense, as is
often the case in Madagascar Travels, that the microlight is a
means to an end and that Dodwell is only truly impassioned about
travel when she is exploring on her own, with no goal or responsibilities.
Fans of Dodwell will enjoy Travels With Pegasus, as will those
with an interest in West Africa, but others may quickly loose
interest in the book.
