Go Kick Arse Ma!

Book excerpt: GO KICK ARSE MA IS A COLLECTION OF EVENTS AND ADVENTURES ENCOUNTERED WHILE WORKING AS THE COOK AND STATION HAND IN THE MUSTERING CREWS ON THE OUTBACK CATTLE STATIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.IN THE OFF SEASON WORK WAS IN AN IRON ORE MINE OR TRAVELS THE REMOTE OUTBACK. INTERMINGLED ARE RETURN TRIPS TO NEW ZEALAND, BETWEEN 2001 AND 2011.IT TELLS OF EXPERIENCES, THE THRILLS, THE FEAR, AND THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS FORGED AMID THE DUST, THE CATTLE, THE IRON ORE AND ISOLATION THAT IS THE OUTBACK OF AUSTRALIA. THERE IS A ROAD TRIP THROUGH SIX STATES OF AUSTRALIA AND BOTH ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND IN THE COMPANY OF YOUNG AUSTRALIAN RINGERS."THE CATTLE MUSTERING OPERATION IS SO BIG I FELT AS IF I WERE A TINY INSECT SITTING ON THE CORNER OF A BIG MOVIE SCREEN WATCHING THE STORY UNFOLD."