Steve Harvey's life was right on track.
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Young and fit, clean-cut and articulate, he was living in the land of opportunity in WA with a job in the mining sector.
But at the age of 28 his life turned sour and, as he lost one job and then another with the changing fortunes of the mining industry, he faced an unimaginable prospect. Homelessness.
Not wanting to slip into depression, a dark place to where he already had been, he decided to pack his swag and hit the road.
His aim was to spread the word about the escalating issue of homelessness in Australia, and how it can strike anyone at anytime.
"I had no prospects of employment, but rather than allowing myself to wallow in my own personal situation I decided to make this journey about other people - the homeless," Mr Harvey said.
Along the way he has raised $14,456 to buy 124 backpack beds, which are manufactured by the Brisbane-based organisation, Swags for Homeless, and then given to homeless people via charities such as Vinnies.
The walk - that started in Perth on June 15 and will end in Sydney on November 4 - has been anything but a stroll in the park.
Sore feet, sprained ankles and a painful back from carrying 30 kilos - and that's without food and water - has taken its physical toll. He has also faced the demons of isolation and loneliness as he crossed the Nullarbor.
"All my challenges are no more than what homeless people living on the street face every day," Mr Harvey said.
His journey has taken him to places worthy of the ballad 'I've Been Everywhere Man' - Bunbury, Busselton, Esperance, Eyre Peninsula, Ceduna and Cann River.
The experience, however, has given him a new-found determination to continue his work for the homeless when he returns to WA.
"I believe I can do anything; afterall, I only set out to raise enough money to buy 100 swags and I'm up to 124," he said.
To donate to Steve Harvey's Coast to Coast Walk for the Homeless check out his Facebook page.