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As Featured in the Guinness Book of Records, this is the thrilling, inspiring storyof Dave Cornthwaite's epic journey down-under by a most unusual form oftransport. Tired of the nine-to-five, Dave decided one day that he needed achange - a big change. And so he jumped on his RollsRolls longboard (the LandRover of skateboards) and broke a world record, skating the length of GreatBritain. Not content with such glories, he decided to go one better and duringthe second half of 2006 skated from Perth to Brisbane, a distance of 4,500miles - raising money for three childrens' charities in the process and earning areputation as a mad pom.This is the story of Dave's motivation, his stamina, and his enduring good spiritin the face of a huge challenge. Grippingly written and with fantastic photosfrom Dave's collection, this is an unputdownable real-life adventure story.