Jed Namara quits a top job and sets out on a madcap hunt for hidden diamonds in a group of Polynesian islands untouched by time. No power, roads, cars, telephones, internet, hotels or bars. Just leaky wooden boats, bullock carts and donkeys for transport. This fast-paced hunt with bad guys on his tail allows time to pursue Kami, a local girl, too.

In his seventh decade with seven divorces on the scoreboard, Gerry Skoyles unveils how life at sixty hurled him into a labyrinth of intriguing encounters and beguiling twists of fate. He leaves Devon, England to seek a more enticing way of life. An enlightening adventure into far flung corners of the world unfolds. Daunting and sometimes virtually impossible challenges are eventually overcome as Gerry pursues his new found dream. With no way back, the probability of dreams turning into nightmares matters little. Unscheduled, often weird events provide an opportunity to explore exotic places off beaten tracks. Startling goings-on are uncovered in several far eastern countries. These add an appreciable element of spice to what is intended to be a final fling. Brief memories from earlier decades provide glimpses of an overland journey to India in the 60's, unusual jobs down under in the 70's, and frequent jaunts around Europe before heading East.