On the first day John went though a few points, we spent some time discussing various issues and then went out to have a look at all the vehicles, checking the engine, recovery positions, recovery gear and vehicle adaptations for life in the bush. We then drove out and started with a few fairly straighforward tasks.

 Getting up the hill from the river was a lot more challenging and most of us needed some help, several different recovery methods were used.   Our Prado does not have diff lock and without it our wheels were spinning on the loose rock.

 Our final challenge was getting through a very muddy track.  Kevin went quite early and got through without much difficulty.  I was one of the last to go and had a real struggle.  John was amazingly patient and by getting me to go back and forth many times I eventually got out without needing a tow!