An eventful day indeed.

[Mc4by]

After weeks of collecting bits and pieces for the 'new to me' GU, I hit the trail to the beach for my first 4wd action.
At the end of the bitumen I took the time to lower the air pressure in the tyres. A few minutes of travel on a sandy but solid path I found myself at the top of the beach entry hill. At the bottom of the hill was a 4wd pointing straight up. Dilemma: what is the correct etiquette? Who goes first, the guy coming up or the guy going down?
I waited a few minutes and he didn't move, so I started down. At the bottom I turned quickly to the left to give him plenty of room. As I drove away I looked back and thought he looked quite deep in the sand so I stopped.
I asked him if he was o.k. and he got out of his car and walked towards me explaining in broken English that he was stuck. A young back backer with a cute Aussie girlfriend came down to see the beach and ended up bogged.
So I drove around behind him and 10 minutes later I had snatched him out.
Not a bad day. My first 4WD session and my first recovery, all within the first minute.
It was the information I got from here that meant I had the equipment and a fair idea of how to recover someone that saved the day. The place was deserted and they could have been waiting quite a while.
I am thinking of getting a sticker made up for my rear window.... Mitsubishi Recovery Vehicle.

I would like to know about the etiquette of passing or using a hill if anyone can help.