port augusta to whyalla
i was standing on the outskirts of Port augusta i was heading to w.a again. it was about 11 or 12 pm hard to know as you lose track of time.There was 'nt many cars on the road, i saw a car comming towards me and it was all over the place. He stopped and asked me where i was going i told him W.A he said he was going to whyalla and could drop me off a bit down the road i said ok . As we where driving he said he was going to a party and invited me i so ok no worries it was about three hours out of my way but a party maybe get lucky with a girl.So we drove and when we got to the town it was quite we got to the house where the party was supposed to be and there was only one other male there he must have been about 22 he said" it fizzed out".I stayed had one drink then said im going try my luck they offered me the couch but i declined . I walked to a road at the edge of the town and there was nothing i was kicking my self i was thinking ill never get a lift from here, then i heard a train in the distance its engine going i thought i could jump it so i climbed down to the tracks and was waiting it never came i came back up to the road i could see the lights of a big plant i think they made iron ore or something. i could still hear the train and waited hoping but it never came must have been shuntting.i was freezing by now but still waited on the road if a car was going to pass i was nt going to miss it still cursing thinking i ll have to back track.then about dawn a truck came along and stopped he gave me a lift, he said he could drop me off on main road as he was going up that far then he was going stright up i needed to go west . we talked about a lot of things he said he goes up to cobber pedy on weekends and told me about the opel mines i thought i should try that one day .I never did try the mines but did visit cobberpedy but thats a different story.