Category Archives: 4WD

K’gari, Eurong.

February 8, 20234WD, Central Station, Champagne Pools, Dilli Village, Dingoes, Eli Creek, Eurong, Great Sandy National Park, Hook Point, Inskip, K’gari, Lake Birrabeen, Lake Boomanjin, Lake Boorangoora (McKenzie), Lake McKenzie, Lake Wabby, S.S.Maheno, The Pinnacles, TripsHelen

Ten glorious days on the beautiful island of K’gari (Fraser Island)

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K’gari (Fraser Island)

March 2, 20224WD, Aubrey Strydom, Bool Creek, Breaksea Spit, Browns Rocks, Carree Camp Ground, Dingoes, Eurong, Fraser Island, Gecko, Ghost Crab, Goanna, Green Turtle, Hatchling, Hook Point, Indian Head, Inskip, K’gari, Loggerhead, Manann Beach, Ngkala Rocks, Orchard Beach, Platypus Bay, Queensland, Rooney Point, S.S.Maheno, Sandy Cape, Sandy Cape Lighthouse, Satellite tracking, Trips, Turtles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Volunteering, Waddy PointHelen

For at least 5,500 years the Butchulla people have called their island home K’gari, meaning Paradise. 185 years ago it was named Fraser Island by Europeans when shipwreck survivors from the ‘Stirling Castle’ came ashore. In late 2021 the island was renamed K’gari.

Green turtle returning to sea at dawn. K’gari.

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Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park 4WD tracks, VIC

December 4, 20164WD, Grampians, VIC, Trips, Victoria4WD, Billimina Rock Art, Boreang Campground, Brambuk, Buandik Campground, Buandik Falls, Gariwerd, Grampians National Park, Halls Gap, Jimmy Creek Campground, Manja Rock Art, Moora Moora Reservoir, Strachans Campground, VictoriaHelen

The Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park is a beautiful part of Victoria. We have been camping and caravanning there for many years. What we have never done before is to follow any of the 4WD tracks which takes you away from the towns and into some of the more remote areas of the National Park. So we packed up our little dome tent and minimal camping supplies and headed along a tour route set out by 4WD Victoria.

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4WD Training, preparing for new adventures.

November 7, 20164WD, Training, Victoria4WD Victoria, VictoriaHelen

In preparation for our trip west in 2017, we did a 4WD training course through ‘Four Wheel Drive Victoria’, an umbrella organisation for all Victorian 4WD clubs. First day was theory, second was all practice. It was amazing, there were about 8 cars, all of us novices, most with bright new shiny 4WDs. The instructors sat in the car with each of us for the hazards. They covered the basics of a simple retrieval so we can help someone out of a bog. We learnt so much, it was fantastic. We drove through sand, mud, along a river, up steep hills doing an emergency stop and reverse. Even me who hates bumpy roads loved it. Looking forward to Gibb River Road and Bungle Bungles next year.