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David Joel Kentish was brought up on a dairy farm, 50 kilometers south of Perth, Western Australia, near the small settlement of Keysbrook. After spending his early years of education at Serpentine Primary school, he attened Pinjarra High School and then onto Narrogin Agricultural College. After his education was completed he returned to work on the family dairy farm. Athsma plagued David from an early age and the conditions of the district did not suit his health and several years after he married Barbara they moved north. In Carnarvon (1100 kilometres north of Perth) he started by working in the building industry then he began working for a drilling contractor, Mr Peter Beaton, whose base was in Geraldton (500 Kilometres north of Perth). When the contract with the Public Works Department concluded they returned to Geraldton. Soon David and Barbara began their own business which they built up as their family grew. In 1988 they sold their growing business and David spent several years around Perth doing office work while Barbara worked in groceries. Their next move was to Williams(150 km south of Perth). Here they purchased a paddock and turned it into an extensive, outdoors piggery. They were breeding and selling 60 porkers a week to Woolworths. After moving from the pig farm to Forrestfiled near Perth, they took the first of many extended caravan trips around Australia. They were on the road for 7 months. They could not believe how big the country was or how magnificent it looked and they became hooked on the idea of seeing as much if it as possible while they were still able. After returning, they spent the next 4 years in a marketing business around Perth, then back onto the road again. This trip took them 11 months and they enjoyed every minute of the trip. Since that time they have taken to travelling at least for 3 months each year and in 2010 spent 8 months on a trip. David keeps a written diary of the details of their trip and the camera and camcorder take many fine shots and videos. David has used the experiences from their travels and by adding a little drama has been able to writed several books. King's GoldItalic text which was published late in 2011 tells of two prospectors who search for Lasseters Reef of gold and they become invloved with several other travellers who use the same road but for different agendas. A truck load of stolen gold bullion is on its way to Sydney with the police in hot persuit. The story takes many twists and turns as they all travel along until they climax with some very surprising results. David has several other books on the "go", all written about the outback of Australia. Several of these are expected to be published in 2012. Hardcopy books and e-books will be available from his website www.davidkentish.com.au