Silverado to the Rescue!!!

An interesting day – 4x4 trek through the Quarram Nature Reserve visiting Boat Harbour, Little Quarram, Middle Quarram & Big Quarram beaches & finally a spectacular view from Rope Hill. The Dune crossing was a bit tricky on the way back as there was an off-camber turn halfway up the hill. I wouldn't recommend going out there without a second vehicle. It is pretty remote and there is the potential for difficulty with the dune crossing on the way out.

The start of the dune crossing to Big Quarram

(there's a nasty off-camber turn at the bottom of this first hill)

We came across some nice (but clueless) yanks that had gotten themselves in some fair degree of difficulty having fallen off the track in the middle of nowhere; they were pretty lucky we came along as it is not a very well travelled track and they could have been out there for some time. As it was, they were already stuck there for a couple of hours when we came to the rescue. A bit of 4by recovery practice for us anyway and they were very grateful. They had absolutely no recovery gear – not even a compressor. We didn't see another vehicle all day out in the reserve.

The Rescue in Progress

There was some spectacular scenery on this trek and we even encountered another deadly reptile – a dugite this time. I couldn’t stop in time so I ran him over, but it was on a soft sandy track and he slithered off, so I think he will survive OK. He does look a bit "flat" in the middle though.

Dugite with a bit of a flat-spot

Rope Hill

Let’s see what tomorrow brings.