My first attempt to drive a large 4WD down Deep Creek!!

IN THE DRIVING SEAT I SAT TRANSFIXED
AS I VIEWED THE ROAD BEFORE ME
NARROW, STEEP AND ROUGH
WITH LARGE BOULDERS AND DEEP RUTS,
TWISTS AND TURNS I WAS NOT CONFIDENT I COULD NEGOTIATE
THIS RUGGED TERRAIN WITH SAFETY.


WAITING DOWN BELOW, BLOW HOLE BEACH
BECKONED TO ME LIKE AN OLD FRIEND
KANGAROO'S WERE GRAZING EACH SIDE OF THE TRACK
SOME HOPPED ACROSS WHILST OTHERS STOPPED AND WATCHED
AS I BUMPED MY WAY FORWARD
EAGER TO REACH THE END!

I HAD NEVER BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL
OF AS LARGE AND POWERFUL A VEHICLE AS THIS MANUAL FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
I THOUGHT I HAD JUST COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE
I GRIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL SO TIGHT

MY KNUCKLES BEGAN TURNING WHITE
AS SLOWLY I DESCENDED THE TRACK TO THE RIGHT AND WITH
THE OCEAN IN SIGHT I ASKED MY HEAVENLY FATHER TO GUIDE ME SAFELY
WHILST MY FRIEND SAT PATIENTLY AT MY SIDE
THROUGHOUT THE RIDE
I HOPED HIS FAITH IN ME WAS JUSTIFIED!

- AMJB