Flying Adventure Through the Outback of Australia

This adventurous anthropology book delves into the life of people who live in outback Australia. Dr. Walcyk was a young doctor when she decided to apply for a grant to have an adventurous experience. It is an inspiration for young women to have a sense of achievement and fulfillment in striving to do something different in life. The book describes how the Royal Flying Doctor Service works in Western Australia to provide medical care to outback inhabitants. The inhabitants are Aboriginal natives and those who  immigrated to Australia. It also recounts the influences of the outback on the people who populate the area. Aboriginal culture and belief systems are explored and the cultural systems are discussed. Lastly it describes the effects of airplane travel on people with medical conditions and the beginnings of the flying doctor service to use airplanes for medical services.

Dr. Walcyk combines a sense of adventure, a message of perseverance and enjoyment of the beauty of nature in this book. An inspiration to write this book developed out of a wish to share encouragement to young people to strive to do something different in life and fulfill their dreams. She describes her adventures while working with the Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia. The book describes how she was able to live in the vast outback area of Western Australia while providing medical care to inhabitants in remote areas of Australia. The inhabitants include metal miners, sheep station farmers and Aboriginals. It describes how these people live, their belief systems and how Western medical care integrates with Aboriginal belief systems. Aborignal culture has existed and thrived for over 50,000 years. They are a thriving culture that has kept their belief system intact. They respect the land and the land is part of their beings. What does this really mean? Dr. Walcyk shares excitement, awe and beauty of the outback.