- Start date: 14 March 2011
- Age When Completed: 24
- Direction Walked: North to South
- Others in Group:
Becki Gawthorpe.
General Comments
‘A dream fulfilled!’ We came to walk and walk we did. We walked amongst the bush, the giants, the fungi, the dunes and the heath - we laughed, we smiled and laughed louder on the harder days. We followed beautiful stories encouraging us on and made some amazing lifelong friends.
Food/Supplies Comments
Stocking up in all towns was more than adequate, we found the beautiful town of Balingup general store the best.
Favourite Section
Peaceful Bay to Boat Harbour - full of excitement and adventure - the canoes, the showgrounds, views and location of the campsite. Favourite shelter ‘Beraking’.
Highlights
The views from the top of Boonering Hill. Meeting the Southern Ocean after 6 weeks walking - truly magical. Canoe crossing at sunrise! The view from Rame Head and our long awaited swim in Boat Harbour.
Personal Reactions
We came to see the land, the fauna and flora WA had to offer and we were by no means disappointed - we’ve seen so much!
Wildlife
Kangaroos galore, quendas, 2 emus, brush tailed possums, bush rats (fat ones), many mice, wedge tailed eagle and 3 kites, racehorse goanna, king skink, bobtail, tiger snakes and 10 dugites, lots of cobwebs (in the face, but not many spiders) - lots of bees and hundreds of mosquitos.
Your Best Equipment
We spent a long time researching kit & equipment, so ultimately we didn’t have any items that let us down - to our relief. Our Osprey packs, MSR Dragonfly stove (though a little noisy) and our walking poles were amongst our best equipment. Poles we hadn’t used previously but highly recommended.
Advice for Others
Keep pushing on because tomorrow is never as tough as yesterday!