So Simple Fun Things To Do
So Simple Holiday Swaps
So Simple Fun Things To Do
Introduction and index links to Chapters
I had never thought that my life was particularly interesting until I was at a high school reunion for those that were turning 50 years old that year. Part of the invitation included an offer to submit a short history of our lives since school. This was subsequently printed in a magazine of which we all received a copy. At the reunion, some of the people who had helped in its organising, and been involved in the publishing of the magazine and therefore privy to the contents, came up to me and said what an interesting life I had had. Later, upon reading about the lives of some of my former fellow students, I realised how bored I might have been if I had not been me.
This is a dynamic piece of work. By that I mean I will not only add chapters, but I will also amend existing ones as my memory cells recall more details of history. So if you read it once, and don't wake up with your head on the keyboard, you might want to read it again in the future.
There are more photos of me than of my wife Eileen. This is not vanity. She just takes better photos than I do.
John Brinkley
Baby Boomer
Select a chapter below to read about our travels with tips and advice for you.
Then check out the main website So Simple Holiday Swaps
Chapter One - John Brinkley - My Beginnings 
Chapter Two - Pacific Cruise 
Chapter Three - Australian Road Trip 
Chapter Four - Fishing Keppel Bay
Chapter Five - Motorcycling to Port Douglas 
Chapter Six - Motorcycling to Tassie 
Chapter Seven - Back to Port Douglas
Chapter Eight - Bali - A Family Holiday
Chapter Ten - Japan - A School Excersion 
Chapter Eleven - Club Sailing at Mooloolaba Yacht Club on Queensland's Sunshine Coast 
Chapter Twelve - Whitsunday Island's Sailing
Chapter Thirteen - Murray River House Boat
Chapter Fourteen - Our Son's Javanese Wedding 
Chapter Fifteen - Sailing The Greek Islands 
Chapter Sixteen- By Piper Cherokee to Thursday Island in Torres Strait 
Chapter Seventeen - We Got Our Own Boat 
Chapter Eighteen - Bass Strait "The Roaring 40s" 
Chapter Nineteen - Thailand and the Golden Triangle 
Chapter Twenty - Kuala Lumpur, Goa and Bali 
Chapter Twenty-One - Sailing to Antarctica 
Chapter Twenty-Two - Moreton Bay Anchorages - A Keelboat Guide 2010 - Mooloolaba to Southport
Chapter Twenty-Three - Eileen sees Snow 
Chapter Twenty-Four - The Melbourne Cup 
Chapter Twenty-Five - Bali 2010 Travel Tips - A Road Trip
Chapter Twenty-Six - A Coach Tour of Egypt 
Chapter Twenty-Seven - On Safari in Southern Africa
Chapter Twenty-Eight - On tour in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, & Argentina