You might have seen it before driving around Australia’s roads, especially in the Outback, that strange sign “4x4 only” but did you wonder (like us) what will happen to your backpacker-style van if you would have taken that track? I can only tell you now, you are better not :- )

Along our conquest of Australian East Coast, we came across many national parks with that annoying sign that forced us unwillingly to reverse. But that was until we reached Inskip Point near Rainbow Beach. We couldn’t give up to such beautiful place but the only problem was getting to that pretty sandy spot to set camp. It looks just fine, compact sand and my driver (chris) was confidently smiling. So here we went, set the first gear, all good, we were moving slowly, yes we were almost ....stuck, nooo!! Dammit! We got bogged. No panic. My boyscout had already a solution. We started digging away the sand from the wheels, grabbed some wood sticks to put under it and it worked just fine.... after a good half hour of attempts. Lesson learnt???

Likely, the local fisherman, knew exactly who to call and, after few hours of waiting, an enormous 4x4 tractor arrived, engaged the four wheel drive and pulled the car out the sandy bog with no difficulty.

Anyone brave to share their story?