Another cracking day!
Jorja was off on a play date again so Byron and I went off road bashing in the 4WD down to a camp clearing in the valley behind us. It’s a basic camping area that gets little use but is a cool little spot.
I took the portable gas BBQ and we cooked up bacon and egg sandwiches for lunch. There’s a hour return trek to a waterfall that we’ve done a few times and had planned to do again but he wasn’t keen.
Now this spot has a sandy ring road/track that circumnavigates the area, and there were no campers set up, place was empty so an idea popped into my head.
“Buddy, you want to learn how to drive?”
His face lit up and he thought I was taking the piss. So I jumped in the passengers seat and said “come on then, let’s do this”
Started him off in 4WD Lo range as a pseudo speed limiter and after two laps and a successful first try at a clutch start I put it back into high range and he did about 6 more starts with not one stall and a good 30 mins of lapping the clearing. Spent most of it in 1st gear with a few explores of 2nd, but it’s a rutted bumpy track so it didn’t feel too slow. He totally loved it and it was great to see him enjoying accomplishing something he thought was beyond him. I got some hilarious video footage and he’s told everyone who will listen what he got up to today