The Road to Innamincka
R.A. Dalkey
When a 9-year-old R.A. Dalkey decided he was going to become an Outback truck driver, the poor Australia-besotted boy had no idea what he was getting into.
He’d been born on the wrong continent for a start. And even if he could make it out of Africa one day, where was an Australian work visa to come from? Or, for that matter, a licence to drive 53-metre trucks on red desert roads?
A sensible adult would have filed that dream away as a juvenile fantasy and gotten on with life. Especially after taking five attempts to get the most basic of car licences.
But R.A. Dalkey never claimed to be a sensible adult, did he?
Join the author as he pursues the ultimate whimsical travel quest. From that careless moment of childhood inspiration, this true account will take you to small town South Africa, the ugly side of Cape Town, the claustrophobic sprawl of Greater London and New Zealand’s sleepy Waikato. And then on to the Holy Grail: Australia.
Once there, Dalkey digs deep into this puzzling, generous nation as he travels to every one of the mainland states. He explores Australia’s quirky history and its modern cities, from seductive Sydney to bad-ass Brisbane. He rides trains across the Nullarbor Plain and watches cricket everywhere. But all this is merely the backdrop to his dogged pursuit of that decades-old mission: driving heavy loads to tiny rural specks deep in the Outback…
Duration - 9h 29m.
Author - R.A. Dalkey.
Narrator - R.A. Dalkey.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Richard Asher ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
When a 9-year-old R.A. Dalkey decided he was going to become an Outback truck driver, the poor Australia-besotted boy had no idea what he was getting into. He’d been born on the wrong continent for a start. And even if he could make it out of Africa one day, where was an Australian work visa to come from? Or, for that matter, a licence to drive 53-metre trucks on red desert roads? A sensible adult would have filed that dream away as a juvenile fantasy and gotten on with life. Especially after taking five attempts to get the most basic of car licences. But R.A. Dalkey never claimed to be a sensible adult, did he? Join the author as he pursues the ultimate whimsical travel quest. From that careless moment of childhood inspiration, this true account will take you to small town South Africa, the ugly side of Cape Town, the claustrophobic sprawl of Greater London and New Zealand’s sleepy Waikato. And then on to the Holy Grail: Australia. Once there, Dalkey digs deep into this puzzling, generous nation as he travels to every one of the mainland states. He explores Australia’s quirky history and its modern cities, from seductive Sydney to bad-ass Brisbane. He rides trains across the Nullarbor Plain and watches cricket everywhere. But all this is merely the backdrop to his dogged pursuit of that decades-old mission: driving heavy loads to tiny rural specks deep in the Outback… Duration - 9h 29m. Author - R.A. Dalkey. Narrator - R.A. Dalkey. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Richard Asher ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Chapter 1
Duration:00:07:32
Chapter 2
Duration:00:19:32
Chapter 3
Duration:00:23:19
Chapter 4
Duration:00:24:14
Chapter 5
Duration:00:22:03
Chapter 6
Duration:00:15:05
Chapter 7
Duration:00:16:49
Chapter 8
Duration:00:13:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:18:01
Chapter 10
Duration:00:15:05
Chapter 11
Duration:00:08:25
Chapter 12
Duration:00:27:08
Chapter 13
Duration:00:16:56
Chapter 14
Duration:00:15:22
Chapter 15
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 16
Duration:00:19:30
Chapter 17
Duration:00:23:07
Chapter 18
Duration:00:13:09
Chapter 19
Duration:00:23:49
Chapter 20
Duration:00:19:34
Chapter 21
Duration:00:25:52
Chapter 22
Duration:00:21:27
Chapter 23
Duration:00:21:34
Chapter 24
Duration:00:21:23
Chapter 25
Duration:00:17:29
Chapter 26
Duration:00:10:43
Chapter 27
Duration:00:24:02
Chapter 28
Duration:00:17:01
Chapter 29
Duration:00:13:09
Chapter 30
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 31
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 32
Duration:00:12:08
A Few Titbits
Duration:00:03:07
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:11