The beach at Lombadina, a small Aboriginal community on the Dampier Peninsula, is a beautiful paradise. Perfect white sand. Turquoise blue water. But these are the last things on my mind as I sit in the driver's seat of my Patrol and a wave crashes over my bonnet, obscuring the view of the four bogged vehicles in front of me. The Excavator that's trying to pull me out is stuck... again.

A continuation of a trip that started in Issue 56; Through the south-west of Western Australia, exploring rivers, sand dunes and finishing up watching the waves roll in in Albany.

If you are anything like us, when you think of the 2.2 million-hectare Shark Bay World Heritage area, you think of iconic 4WD destinations such as Steep Point and Dirk Hartog Island or the popular tourist destination of Monkey Mia. The destination that does not come to mind is Francois Peron National Park. Let us tell you why it is one of the best 4WDing destinations you have never heard of.

I am always excited at the start of a trip but when that trip starts in Broome, the gateway to the Kimberley, land of red dirt, ragged ranges and turquoise water, then I am seriously pumped.