The author was born and raised in the idyllic, tropical setting of Innisfail, a small town near Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia. As an adult he moved to the capital city of Brisbane, to further a successful career in Marketing and Sales. He still resides there today. After many years in a marketing career he has decided to embark on a second career, and concentrate on his life-long love of writing stories. This is his initial offering; the first of many stories he has to tell.