Our trip to Stuart's Pool, was one of the rockiest and bumpiest rides that we've done so far. Ungraded roads (read lots of bumps, holes in ground), steep hills up, steep hills down. We really tested out our little bumpy car, and maybe our daughters in the back seat too. Really, a car needs a lift kit to be able to drive over such surfaces, with more ease, and less risk. And ours doesn't have that.
Does it sound like I know what I'm talking about? Well I really don't at all. But I will say, in the short time that we've been up here, that my husband is 4WD'ing like he knows what he's doing. And I'm mildly impressed with his newfound driving skills. Though it does help, when travelling on such bumpy roads, to do so with someone in the know. Insert Mark. Who knows what he's doing. Or at least more than we do. Which isn't hard at all.
We were given some friendly advice from a driver by on his return back from the pool. The road ahead was very uneven. And with our cars, it might be best for us to first walk the bumpiest parts of the track, decide where to place ours tires before we start driving. And he was right.
And that.
Checking of depths.
Or down.
Before finally finding ourselves at Stuart's Pool.
Hope this post hasn't been too 4WD'ey. It wasn't meant to be!!!
You just said "lift kit"...I don't even know who you are anymore Carls ;)
ReplyDeleteUnder all this red dust, I promise I am (mostly) the same person!!!
DeleteHow lucky you are to be able experience such a wonderful place...every trip must be an adventure! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is. It is one of the huge positives of living here. Sorry for late reply but this blogging with pip course is taking up so much of my mindspace!!!
DeleteIt looks like quite an adventure, but one that was well worth it for the beautiful scenery if nothing else once you arrived! xx
ReplyDeleteWhere there's water one must go in these parts!
DeleteWho the heck was Stuart and what was he doing all the way out there?! :) Crazy! Now that is a place where SUVs are actually necessary and practical - not in the middle of the suburbs! Awesome first picture - the clouds are amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo true Katie, no off road driving on the kerbs of footpaths here! I'm not sure who Stuart was, but the aboriginal people in their time before white mans arrival did an amazing job of living and trekking by foot through these parts I will say!
DeletePhenomenal landscape! I'm sure you will look back on this time with rose tinted glasses, forgetting how hard it was. Xx
ReplyDeleteI think so too x
DeleteThe colours in your photos are so clear and crisp and make you want to be there
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny x
DeleteLooks beautiful! It's places like this we'll all miss when we're gone xx
ReplyDeleteTotally. We have to make the most of it while we can here x
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