WET FEET ON THE WEST COAST

So. This particular story started when I got a call from a group of mates asking if my wife and I wanted to come to Reefton for some 4WD action.

Obviously we were keen to join. What would stop us from that kind of invitation? My wife Kristen, official co-driver and author of previous articles, is always up for some adventure, and our nine-month old explorer, Jack, has become quite accustomed to bouncing around in a 4WD.

However, since I can’t keep track of dates to save my life, I didn’t realise that the aforementioned weekend was one of the ones Kristen had to work.

What a disappointment! Without my trusty co-driver I would not only be responsible for myself but solely responsible for taking care of little Jack. Yikes! Up until this point we had never done a trip away from home with just us boys.

I wasn’t sure I was up for this challenge,