I read this book in February with the intention of taking it with me to the Gold Coast convention in April. Then the world came down with a virus. Don't know what I will do with the book now -- probably won't hold onto it until 2022. These were my thoughts right after I finished reading it:

I pulled this off my unread shelf thinking I had seen it on the wishlist of an attendee at the upcoming 2020 BookCrossing Convention in Gold Coast. When I checked again, I didn't find it. But since this is a book about visiting Australia, it will likely make the trip with me anyway.

I have acquired a new appreciation for the sanity and mild-mannered company of my Aussie friends after reading this tour of the hardscrabble and hard-drinking sections of the country/continent. This tour of Australia was interesting, but not always pleasant. I think the best part was Broome, which I don't know if anyone has ever said about Australia. This book may be more than 20 years old, but I don't know if it is outdated at all -- guess I will find out in a few months.

MomOyster selected this book during the holiday party First Line game. She was interested in reading it because of the author, who grew up locally and died a short time ago. I was able to drop it off at her house today.

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