Jeff Johnson, as told to Cyril Ayris

Self-published $24.95

A fascinating and delightful read about a "bushie" author's 2500-kilometre walk from Port Augusta in the Spencer Gulf to Karumba in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It includes a travelogue of inland Australia its people, wildlife, cattle stations, pubs, horses, camels and characters. Johnson's adventures are related in a lively and vivid narrative. An absorbing read.