I’ve spent a lot of today in the picturesque Avon Valley in the better halfs Land Rover Discovery Sport. The day was run by Land Rover Australia and was a lot of fun, with the point of taking new Land Rover owners off the black top and into the bush.
The day kicked off with homemade scones at Moondyne Convention Centre, a brilliant spot that I hope to get back to soon. After a safety briefing it was onto the gravel and then into a field for our first challenge. Balancing the car on two wheels. There were a lot of nervous people who had just spent significant amounts of money looking at our instructors Ray and David as though they were nuts. Everyone had a go, and then the discussion was how easy it was. After a couple more run throughs, playing with the different modes on the car each time it was onto a gravel pit, then back to Moondyne and a fantastic lunch.
As it was a particularly cold day no one felt like getting back to the driving too soon, but eventually we got back into the cars and we wound our way to the valley floor past more kangaroos and trying our best to get some mud on the cars before the crossing point on the Avon river.
After the crossing it was back to Moondyne and a thank you to the instructors, some last minute tips and then time to head home.