Author/Adventurer
Books by the Author
A New Zealand Forest Ranger in the Jungles
of Papua New Guinea
This book, Cannibals, Crocodiles and Cassowaries, is about Ross’s time in pre-independence Papua New Guinea and captures a particular time in history when real adventure was still possible, and a young man’s attitude made those adventures happen.
The Making of a Forest Ranger
An Accidental Bushman sometimes reads like a hilarious instruction book of what not to do, with many of Ross’s ill-fated adventures stemming from what simply seems like a good idea at the time, like his disastrous introduction to boating with no experience, no safety gear, and ultimately no working engine!
In May 1973, fresh from the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Ross heads for the comparatively bright lights of Samarinda, Indonesian Borneo, to take on a new forestry role working on the Mahakam River.
Living and working in New Zealand in the 1980s isn’t much fun when there are leech-infested jungles somewhere out there to be explored and isolated tribespeople to befriend.
In his fifth book, Ross emerges from the remote jungles of North Sumatra, Indonesia, to take up a Managing Director’s role in the bustling city-state of Singapore