But 36 hours in a ute will remind you that there are many incarnations of country towns which fit neither the Sunday Too Far Away image or the Wake in Fright model.
Still, tracking his various incarnations had proved easier than expected.
One of my favourite incarnations of Sicily's gutsy seafood: fried fillets of sardines swimming in a glorious sweet-sour sauce of melted onions and Mediterranean herbs.
Freak Show feels more rounded, complete and assured than the previous three incarnations; the scariest since the first, the silliest since the second and the nastiest behind the ooh-dear-that's-a-bit-too-nasty-actually third.
Describing Nina as "the ultimate female role", she said: "I think I was looking to play her again in various incarnations".
I have to admit that before meeting any of the real people involved, I had assumed they would be more ordinary than their on-screen incarnations.
He writes: "After the first 237 incarnations on news bulletins, I struggled to see how this theme could be developed further, yet the BBC continued to lead with speculation about bizarre consequences of a Labour-SNP government for the economy, tax, and even road schemes.
Earlier incarnations of Isis had dabbled with the Ba'athists, who lost everything when Saddam was ousted, under the same premise that "my enemy's enemy is my friend".
In three incarnations, his party has won every election it has been allowed to contest.
Memories of their original incarnations remain strong, among both audiences and critics.
Kimjongilias and Kimilsungias are now officially revered almost as botanic incarnations of the two men themselves.I reckon, however, that this time there will be strength in numbers.
