Tim Baker (3)

"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story" comes to mind reading this book. The setting - a surf writer taking his family on a year-long roadtrip along the Australian coast - is perfect stuff to dream about as a surfer with a day job that doesn't require him to travel the world breaks. The day-to-day hassles that make this trip a lot less epic than imagined unfortunately cause some pain reading the author's tale. While this is obviously done on purpose, it doesn't really work show more perfectly. It leaves a rather plain story of a family trip in an expensive 4WD (of which we read a little too much, to satisfy the sponsor) down under, reminding the reader that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. That in itself is an accomplishment not to discard. show less

An easy, enjoyable read and an honest account of travelling with a young family - while trying to balance your personal interests. Hard not to think that the book skims the surface of an amazing trip because there is so much ground to cover.

Great account of how professional surfing came about. Tim Baker leads Rabbit Bartholomew in putting his life story on paper, from a young kid surfing on the Gold Coast to being the CEO of the Association of Surfing Professionals.

The book touches on the lives of other surfers on the world circuit. Reading the book in combination with Surfers Code from Shaun Tomson, Occy by Tim Baker and The Life from Malcolm Knox makes the stories even stronger, as you'll read different views on the same show more situations. show less