Gunshot to Cockatoo creek

Bertie creek was lovely too, a lot of deep holes, but a rocky bottom if you could avoid them. A fair few kms on and we reached the Gunshot bypass which we could opt for instead of attempting the crossing. We went on and figured worst case, we could turn back. The main Gunshot track is a vertical drop, with a deep waterhole just after. It's one of those difficult crossings well known in the 4wd world. We passed a number of vehicles going the other direction which didn't fill me with confidence. When we arrived, we quickly saw why. There were numerous options to take, all pretty awful and steep. We had already planned on sticking around and watching a few people attempt it if we could. We weren't sure if we'd see anyone though, as the track had been surprisingly quiet, barely seeing anyone along the way. We watched a few tackle the main Gunshot track, it was pretty full on! Ben was tempted and as long as I wasn't in the car, it didn't bother me either way. I was chatting to another older lady as we were watching, who mentioned a slightly easier track off the side which we hadn't come across. We sussed it out and definitely seemed less deadly. I joked that if we were towards the end of our trip and needed to go back to work soon that we should do Gunshot and if it went wrong 'oh no, our car broke and we can't come into work' ha! However, being only 2 and a bit weeks in of 6-7, it's too early to risk it. The 'easier' track, was, however one of the back toolboxes copped a knock and is a bit out of shape, it wouldn't matter except it holds the dual battery charger. On we went where we found a ute in quite a bog hole, they didn't do Gunshot so thought they'd try some of the harder tracks along the way and got stuck. They had mates though and assured us they'd be right. We made it to Cockatoo creek, our original goal for the night, a relatively easy crossing as well, just needed to avoid some deep holes in a few sections. Up to the campsite which surprisingly has an undercover picnic area and a toilet.. which has no steps however. It's at Ben's shoulder, so not exactly something I'd like to climb if I desperately had to go to the loo. We found a nice spot and set up. Ben bashed the toolbox hoping to get it back to its original shape and added a strap to keep it shut as we have some deeper crossings coming up over the next few days. The creek is anti crocodile (apparently) and we saw a bunch of people having a swim when we crossed, so we headed down ourselves. The water was lovely! Peter and Ellen joined us for a drink, then we stayed a bit longer until our drinks ran out and the sun started to disappear. We've just had dinner, steak and salad (yes Ben eats salad now.. mostly Caesar, but it's an improvement).Les mer