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Thankyou very much, I couldn't do it without my wonderful editor Jaro, his comments and editing have been outstanding.

The time had come for me to claim my life back, to escape the hardship that I had had to endure for most of my life. I had been planning this, for what seemed like a life time, but had in reality been since I was reminded about the catamaran just over a year ago. Today was one of the rare days, that my father would not be home when I arrived back from school, which was the only time that I would be able to get away unchallenged. I had already packed most of my clothing, and what belongings

Life had been difficult for Anton, but suddenly things look brighter, and as the time passes, with many challenges during the journey life slowly improves. This is the yacht that I am using in this story. http://blue-coast-yachts.com/

I am a new author and I am ready to post the first chapter of a new story, but I cant seem to work out how to do it on this new layout, is someone able to help me please. Thanks in advance, Preston

great story keep up the great work

Great story Jay T Is there going to be more chapters? Keep up the great work. P.W aka Boomerang

Sorry to hear of your loss

Great story mate Keep up the good work

I really enjoyed this story. Thanks for writing it.

I am really enjoying this story keep up the great work Regards Quokka

Great story Just one tiny thing, in the last paragraph u say sunset Is that meant to be sunrise?

G'day mate Great start, I look forward to the next and future chapters Regards quokka

G'day Graeme Well done mate, I have thoroughly enjoyed the series, shame that the bulldogs won the AFL this year, lol. I look forward to reading more of your great stories. Regards your fellow Aussie Quokka aka Scott

Hi again Lumber trucks do no exist north of Perth All tree lumber is grown in the south of the state and trucked to one of three main ports - Bunbury, Albany and Esperance. Trucks heading north passing Wubin, would be mostly carting mining equipment, or supplies to northern towns.

With a is a good sized town and it has a large police station Leinster is actually a small price mining town with Leonora and willing being the nearest police stations

Hi again Just one point in this chapter I travelled on the Indian Pacific two years ago from Sydney to East Perth. First stop is Broken Hill Second stop is Adelaide Third stop is Cook An the last stop is Kalgoorlie

Hi again I too am Western Australian born and bred and guilderton is in the shire of my home town of Gingin. The flight from just south of guilderton would mean flying over Gingin airport, which is controlled by the RAAF base Pearce, which is restricted flight zone, with their own radar on base. It would have been better if he had turned inland from just south of Geraldton. Flying over the Darling ranges from Guilderton would have put him near Toodyay just east of Bindoon. 50 miles south of Northam is just south of York and north of Beverley, which is rich farming land and not dry grazing land which I must point out is farming too, plus there is lots of farm buildings in that region. Out near Merredin is where it starts to get drier. And even then it is good cropping land, the region is known as the wheatbelt district.

Hi again Just one point on this chapter Rock lobster season in Western Australia starts in mid October and ends at the end of June. This varies sometimes depending on the natural breeding season each year.

Another great chapter Just a couple small things 1: Gudday is used as a greeting when first meeting not as a farewell, usually we say (see ya around it see you later) 2: The term for sheep shearing I spelt as I just wrote it not with two Ed's 3: The main house on a farm is known as a homestead, not a ranch house. Regards quokka from Australia

WOW !!!! What an awesome story, this is by far now my most favourite story on GA, (Sorry Circumnavigation, you come a close second now). Thankyou for this great story, and if their is a sequel coming, I am very much looking forward to reading it. Thanks again to you and your editor for an outstanding job, definitely worth an award. Kind Regards from Down Under - Quokka

Thankyou for all of your wonderful your birthday wishes I am deeply touched that you all care :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Loved the story

Well done mate, great story. i look forward to the next one.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Thanks for writing it. keep up the great work...

its a great start im enjoying the story and look forward to the many chapters to follow