"...PASSING THROUGH" is a most enjoyable read, an Odyssey of an Aussie lad.

No, Darryl, you certainly didn’t bore the pants off me. However, I was enjoying breakfast while reading your description of a proper, Queensland dunny. Fortunately, the land on the Daintree River you “found” for Lee and I came with a rusty, ancient caravan and a dunny. So, no big deal; I kept eating my breakfast.

Milk run as a boy, Clerk in the Court of Petty Sessions, your first band, “The Hornets”, Justice of the Peace, dogsbody, wine waiter, junior office clerk, car salesman, used car salesman, wedding celebrant and it is about here, I stopped trying to keep track of all the jobs and professions you passed through.

Boats, planes, scuba tanks and trains taking you from ocean depths to countries around the world. Parties, study, mysterious parentage, romance, dips into nudity (drink inspired of course), perfectly placed profanity (oh, I loved that one) all make for an enjoyable read as you pass through an ever expanding, colourful life.

"…Passing Through" is an enjoyable, wonderful read of a life lived with a sense of humour, intelligence and courage. And anyone who may think the life of a lawyer is rather boring, think again!

Janet Lafferty
Cairns, Australia