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WEEKEND WITH THE BOYS

4 Days in the Pt Augusta area.

26th of February to the 1st of March.

Scott Curtis from Melbourne was coming across to do some photographing up north so I made arrangements to join him and a couple of local boys over an extended weekend. After an early start and an easy run through the city I made good time reaching Pt Wakefield about 8-30am. There was a bit of traffic moving around so I stopped to take a few shots, but unfortunately it was still a bit early with long shadows, so I continued heading north.

I had been traveling for about an hour when I spotted one of Jolly's road trains about to pull out of a lay-by, so put the foot down so I could get far enough ahead to find a good vantage point for a photo.

After taking the shot I walked back to my car only to find that it no longer wanted to go.

After contacting the R.A.A. I had no choice but to sit and wait while they tried to find me. Not that I was happy about it but it was a good excuse to get the camera out again.

After waiting over 4 hours I was eventually rescued where it was discovered that the sudden death of my car battery was the cause of my dilemma. A quick diversion into Crystal Brook for a new battery saw me on my way again, albeit somewhat a tad behind schedule. Knowing Scott was expecting me, I drove straight through to a prearranged spot on the Stuart Highway. After meeting up with Scott, we set ourselves up and waited, and waited and still waited, but it was to be a long afternoon with only a handful of rigs passing by.

By 6-30 we decided to call it a day and headed back to our motels in Pt Augusta.

Saturday and I was in the Mobil truck stop by 7-30am. I had just alighted from my car when two of my friends from Adelaide pulled up next to me. It was James O'Connor and Nick Borzilo and they had come up to spend the day photographing East-West runners. We chatted for awhile before they headed off to see what they could find elsewhere, leaving me to continue my search of the truck stops and road train yards.

Things were a bit quiet so I headed back out on to the Stuart Hwy and was rewarded with a KJM triple.

After waiting a short while I headed back in and caught up with Scott near the road train yards. While talking with him one of Darwin Linehaul's Kenworths arrived with a shuttle from Adelaide so we photographed that. The day was looking up!

Then it was off to meet up with Nick and James at the eastern end of the Eyre Highway. This is a popular spot for photographing trucks as they accelerate away from the Lincoln Highway intersection heading to the West. Pictured are three of Australia's most enthusiastic truck photographers, (L-R) Scott Curtis, James O'Connor and Nick Borzilo.

Then it was every man for himself as the rigs rolled by.

About three in the afternoon Nick and James headed back to Adelaide while Scott and I moved to a new location on the Eyre Hwy approximately 44Kms west of Pt Augusta.

With the light fading fast it was time to pack the cameras away and return to the bright lights of Pt Augusta to remove the many layers of dust and grime from our bodies before having a feed and putting our feet up for the night.

Sunday started lightly overcast which suited me as I did the rounds of the truck stops and road train yards.

To be continued....................

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