Dolina Meates (Not far Now)

Completed: 24 September 2021

  • Start date: 23 July 2021
  • Age When Completed: 67
  • Direction Walked: North to South
  • Others in Group:

    Nancy Lindon

General Comments

It would be really nice to have hooks in the toilets for keeping clothes off the floor when changing!
Also the old format of printing the end to end profiles was so much better as you walk the end to end forming friendships and you really like to read their stories!!!

Food/Supplies Comments

We mostly re supplied in all the small towns as we went along. We had food drops at Brookton Highway, North Bannister and another at Donnelly River Village. We should have sent a box to Peaceful Bay in hindsight! The shop was bare…

Favourite Section

Peaceful Bay to Denmark especially our challenging day from Peaceful Bay to Boat Harbour! We absolutely loved it and we made it!!

Highlights

Loved the canoe crossing…we did it 3 times!
Showgrounds were stunning
Quarrum beach with 65km winds, slippery rocks, high swell

Personal Reactions

This was the easiest of my end to ends! We took it slowly 63 days and had 2 nights at every town. Highly recommend to take the track slowly and really enjoy the journey. Especially as one is getting older!!!!!

Wildlife

Numerous snakes
Whales
kangaroos
red and white tailed black cockatoos
Great variety of orchids - Mosquitoes, red helmet, spider, donkey, hooded snails just to name a few

Your Best Equipment

Sleeping bag

Your Worst Equipment

Head torch

Advice for Others

Don’t just think about it…do it!