EXCEED March/April 2019 Vol 36 No:2 | Page 50

TRIP REPORTS More 4WDing along Benambra Spur track brought us to the summit of Mt Benambra. This was a pleasant spot for lunch with beautiful views down to Lake Dartmouth. We took a group photo. Some chose to walk to the lookout tower and climb as high as possible for the views all around. The man on fire lookout duty came down from the top of the tower to chat. Another steep descent brought us to Lucyvale, where we drove past farms and were raced by two horses galloping along in the paddock beside the road, across a hillside and down through an open gate to home. We also saw many hay bales wrapped in bright coloured plastic, looking like giant marshmallows. We rejoined the bitumen and had a slow drive back to camp to spare the tyres. It was a great day with variety of driving, sights to see and fun along the way. Thank you Laurie and Chris for showing us this beautiful countryside. Ian & Maryanne Street. 446. MONDAY 28TH JANUARY 2019, drive to Mount Pinnibar. Day 4. “Mt Benambra Fire Tower” From the summit we used different tracks to come down the mountain, including Cravensville Road, where we saw a historic truck and Dribbling Waters (mini dam of concrete wall built after WWII, with women’s names engraved on the face. We left Clack Clack just after nine am with six vehicles in the convoy, Peter and Judy were travelling with Fred and Heather in their Hilux. Having already aired down we made our way to Scrubby Creek track which was rocky and steep in places requiring low range. After about an hours drive we arrived at Lind Hut for our morning tea stop. What a great spot. The hut is in very good condition, with some basic food supplies, fire wood, even a single burner portable gas cooker. As well as a brick fireplace inside, there is also a fire pit outside with a table and some seating. “ Lind Lodge” “Dribbling Waters” Laurie had picked up a map of the area made by a local but it was not very clear showing where the track went that Laurie wanted to use, so he decided to use the trusty old Roof Top Map. Leaving the hut we proceeded