Introduction

The book begins with a chapter on homeland memories, followed by the authors and his wife's first experiences in Australia in 1954. For the first decade they moved from place to place, finally settling down in Canberra.

Travel Adventures

These adventures are expressed in chapters on Tasmania, Darwin, a 15-month stay in Canberra, Grafton, and finally Canberra again. The family, now with five daughters, settled in the National Capital where Mr. Feeken became permanently employed as a draftsman and cartographer with the Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia).

Being interested in Australian exploration, the family traveled year after year, checking out explorers' discoveries, culminating in the publication of The Discovery and Exploration of Australia in 1970. Afterwards, the family still traveled, year after year, across the vast expanses of the Australian continent, often checking out explorers' routes.

Later Years and Legacy

After the untimely death of Mrs. Feeken in 2005, the author was encouraged by friends to write up this story. The fascination for traveling the outback continued into the next generation. In 2007, Mr. Feeken traveled with his granddaughter Kiah around Australia and to the center, covering nearly 30,000 km in 6 months.