Takin' a Ride

I needed to clear my head, so I jumped in the car with a full tank to see where the wheels would take me. I ended up in Whyalla, the place where I grew up. I haven't been there for ages, and the place has changed a fair bit.

So I was driving past my old school when it occurred to me that I didn't have any of my old school photos. I went in, realising that I hadn't been in this place for over 20 years. God I feel old saying that. It turns out that my teacher was a bit of a photographer, and there is a box full of photos that she had taken that I didn't even know existed. Imagine the fun that I had looking through that box. There were puppet shows, circus excursions, concerts, Come Out parades. I remembered most of it, but to see it on film was amazing. I ended up spending $75 on copies, but I could have spent so much more!

So I present you with the class of Room 8 from Nicolson Ave Junior Primary in 1984!



That's me in the square

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Sitting next to me on the left was the first girl I ever had eyes for, Patricia. She moved to Tasmania a year later. I remember playing kiss-chasey with her. I wonder where she is now?