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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
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Chapter 1 - John Brinkley - My Beginnings 
Chapter 2 - Pacific Cruise 
Chapter 3 - Australian Road Trip 
Chapter 4 - Fishing Keppel Bay
Chapter 5 - Motorcycling to Port Douglas 
Chapter 6 - Motorcycling to Tassie 
Chapter 7 - Back to Port Douglas
Chapter 8 - Bali - A Family Holiday
Chapter 10 - Japan - A School Excersion 
Chapter 11 - Club Sailing at Mooloolaba Yacht Club on Queensland's Sunshine Coast 
Chapter 12 - Whitsunday Island's Sailing
Chapter 13 - Murray River House Boat
Chapter 14 - Our Son's Javanese Wedding 
Chapter 15 - Sailing The Greek Islands 
Chapter 16- By Piper Cherokee to Thursday Island in Torres Strait 
Chapter 17 - We Got Our Own Boat 
Chapter 18 - Bass Strait "The Roaring 40s" 
Chapter 19 - Thailand and the Golden Triangle 
Chapter 20 - Kuala Lumpur, Goa and Bali 
Chapter 21 - Sailing to Antarctica 
Chapter 22 - Moreton Bay Anchorages - A Keelboat Guide 2010 - Mooloolaba to Southport
Chapter 23 - Eileen sees Snow 
Chapter 24 - The Melbourne Cup 
Chapter 25 - Bali 2010 Travel Tips - A Road Trip
Chapter 26 - A Coach Tour of Egypt 
Chapter 27 - On Safari in Southern Africa
Chapter 28 - On tour in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, & Argentina
Chapter 29 - Bali - 2013