- Start date: 27 September 2013
- Age When Completed: 50
- Direction Walked: North to South
General Comments
Well run long distance track to match the excellent website! Love that it is accessible to people of all abilities to get a taste of the Australian bush.
Food/Supplies Comments
Mountain Designs gave me a good discount on my freeze dried food, but each track town had enough variation to supplement my main meals.
Favourite Section
Long Point to Giants (basically, Tingle country)
Highlights
The big trees, the wildflowers, the coastline, the wildlife, the quality of the shelters, and the people I met along the track.
Personal Reactions
Extremely proud to have finished the track! 52 days, 8 days quicker than planned, and, at times, I loved, loathed, adored and cursed this track. It had tested me but I hadn’t been found wanting, I am genuinely going to miss it, and the people I had encountered along the way!
Wildlife
Snakes, lizards, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Cockatoos, Emus, and many other small birds I don’t know the names of!
Your Best Equipment
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter and SPOT Gen3 GPS Messenger
Your Worst Equipment
My Exped Synmat UL Mattress. The inner walls burst making it difficult to sleep on.
Advice for Others
Use the foundations experts, try a couple of nights before committing to an End to End, test your kit thoroughly beforehand, start with shorter distances and build up to the bigger days, try to have a bit of variation in your meals, and finally, DO IT, YOU’LL LOVE IT!!