James McEwan lives in a farming community in Central Scotland and appreciates the countryside with its range of wildlife. In his school days he enjoyed writing stories and would often read them to his friends. Overtaken by a passion to travel, he left school at sixteen to find paid work, and has lived in the Caribbean, Central America, the Middle and Far East as well as various locations in Europe. He is widowed with two grown up daughters who have also inherited the adventure bug as they travel frequently around the world. In his youth he won a bronze medal in the world orienteering champions...