This is the story of two years of diamond and gold exploation in the West Australian Outback.
George Fripley yearned for wide open space - he found it in spades in Australia, often when he was carrying a spade! At the tender age of 23 he left England to take a look at Western Australia, the land of his early youth. Deciding that the best way to see the place was by doing mineral exploration, he got himself a job looking for gold. This was just the start. After two years of getting hopelessly bogged, suffering numerous flat tyres, flying in helicopters with erratic pilots, and having his brains dribble out of his ears on the interminably long drives, he decided to give it up. Of course, those two years also included the unmatched serenity of the bush, the majesty of the Kimberley, a night sky that is nothing other than awesome, and an experience that he'll never forget. A Long Way From Anywhere takes the reader into the world of the exploration assistant and out into the most remote parts of Australia. This book mixes humour, vivid descriptions of the bush, and just a little bit history, with the unfolding experiences of George's work.