Peter Chantler’s childhood with his family was mobile as they travelled to numerous communities across the country with his father’s banking employment. Casterton embedded strong connections in Pete’s teenage years resulting in him to lay a lifetime base. His family’s nomadic early years however had sown a seed of adventure that became his passion and as listeners are treated to his re-treking of such amazing world- wide experiences, highlights, and at times lucky misadventures they cross different continents.

Peter’s ethos of accepting any opportunity and work skill challenge that opened up to him; along with his willingness to share it, has created a thrilling episode that takes listeners on an expedition. One that not only highlights borders, experiences, interesting characters but also an era of travel without social media and modern communications. An era of exploration grasped with great enthusiasm by a true explorer who treasures his life of adventure and equally so his Casterton Connection. “ His Base” first laid in those teenage years.