Dolly Meates (Dolly and Geoff)

Completed: 29 September 2012

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Dolly Meates
Dolly and Geoff
  • Start date: 3 August 2012
  • Age When Completed: 58
  • Direction Walked: North to South
  • Others in Group:

    Geoff Meates, Doogs and Nancy

General Comments

The best one EVER out of my four end to ends!

Food/Supplies Comments

We tried food drops this time.
Advantage is that you have more time in the little towns along the way as the food was all sorted.
Disadvantage was not supporting the towns.
Next time no food drops for us!

Favourite Section

Getting into Albany and realising that I had done it! When I left Perth I had my doubts due to health reasons!

Highlights

Walking with the weather!
So so cold, freezing, hail, drenching rain, thunder and lightening Heaps of fun though we just loved it all.

Personal Reactions

We will be back and attempt our 4th!
Great way to keep fit and lose weight while doing something you just love!!

Wildlife

Amazing amount of baby cockatoos. The amount of birds were staggering really. An echidna crossed our track so that was something pretty special.

Your Best Equipment

Self inflating sleeping mat.

Your Worst Equipment

Boots! Terrible blisters for a week. Somehow got to North Bannister and changed my boots to sneakers and continued on without another complaint!

Advice for Others

Buy boots a half size bigger and wear double socks!