John Arthur Elliott (aka The Camel Man) chats Living The Dream, Walking Away from Millions, the Jamieson River Rescue, and much more

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John Arthur Elliott is a former successful business person from Perth, Australia, who gave up the 'High Life' to pursue a life of adventure, exploration and meaning. John is currently 18months into a multi-year trek around Australia (by camel), and has become both an experienced cameleer and lover of nature, but also a spark of joy for regional and remote communities alike. His camel train draws huge smiles wherever they go.
You can find out more about John's epic journey here: https://www.johnelliott.com.au
In part 1 of the Podcast, Mel, Josh and John chat about:• Why did John decide to move on from his massively 'successful' business life, to become a cameleer?• Why camels? And what was it like being a cameleer (and adventurer) in training?• The historical impact of camels in Australia. Josh and Mel had no idea how important camels were to the history of regional and remote Australia.• The Incident: 1 cameleer, 5 camels, the Jamieson River, and a Cliff Face.
Links Mentioned in the Podcast.• VIDEO: Wear Orange Wednesday - John thanks the Mansfield SES: https://www.facebook.com/367875437059788/videos/241448253757664• VIDEO: Bethanga Bridge Crossing into Victoria: https://www.facebook.com/367875437059788/videos/2747423878638344• VIDEO: The Jamieson River Rescue: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHwCGEwpQeo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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