"Monkeys on the Road is primarily a heart-warming family travel memoir full of nail-biting adventures， but also weaves in educational snippets about local history and exotic animal encounters， commentary on cultural differences， and realizations about happiness and gratefulness。"

After a decade in the corporate rat race， Mary was ready for a change。 Too much stress and not enough time with her family left her feeling that her priorities were all wrong。 So she and her husband quit their jobs， pulled their six-year-old daughter out of school， and moved into an old camper van。

They planned to take a year off to drive south in search of a simpler life。 What followed were three and a half years of heart-warming personal encounters， breath-taking wilderness campsites， and occasionally terrifying situations。。。

。。。In Mexico， an angry mob surrounded them on a remote road and threatened them with rocks， but just a few hours later， a local family welcomed them into their home， sharing everything they had。

。。。While barreling down the highway in Colombia， their van’s battery exploded， filling their home-on-wheels with noxious fumes。 Then the engine died entirely while parked in no-man’s-land between Ecuador and Peru， leaving them stranded for a month in a tiny border town。

。。。They learned first-hand about South American politics when they got caught among thousands of Venezuelan refugees trying to cross the Colombian border， and again when a revolution erupted around them in Bolivia and trapped them in the capital city among protests and road blocks。

Join them on these and other adventures in this feel-good read about a family trying to find their place in the world。