At 20 years of age Ernest Hodges has his sights set on adventure.

After a childhood in a Liverpool lodging house, the call of the sea is beckoning. As the city of Liverpool disappears from view and his ship steams out to sea, has Ernest already decided he will never return to England? Will this be the last memory of his homeland before he heads south of the Mersey to Australia?

A true story of courage, intrigue and adventure researched and compiled by his granddaughter, award-winning biographer Lois D. Cooley.