Hereworth 4WD Trek 2019

Whenever there is mud, there will also be someone who has to give it a go, and in this case it was Matt Holden who attempted the swamp in his Hilux.

Needless to say he was in deep and attempts to snatch him out were unsuccessful. It didn’t help that the strap had a knot in it causing it to break. We were tempted to leave him there but as bar manager for the “Stagger Inn” back at camp we needed him, so he was winched out. But not before young Sam Rasmussen had to dig through the black mud to hook the winch cable on.

This was the first day of the 2.5 days of the biennial Hereworth 4WD Trek, Horonui, based on Poukawa Station in rural Hawke’s Bay. The event starts Friday with scrutineering and final registration on site before the usual welcome