Bruce Mullan (Bruce)
Completed: 17 November, 2021
Bruce
- Start date: 31 July, 2021
- Age When Completed: 63
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- It took me a while to get this sorted so doing the first part through to Dwellingup in short sections gave me a chance to experiment. I learnt a lot from what others did and would cook more of my own next time
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsQuite a few sections of the track from around Dwellingup to Albany was very overgrown with bushes and fallen trees. I know it has been a wet winter but I, and others, were wondering if the society has enough volunteers to look after the track or if they were doing their job.
Your Best Equipment
My walking poles which saved me several times from falling or twisting an ankle
Your Worst Equipment
A small radio that I took which I could rarely even pick up the ABC clearly on
Advice for Others
Don't listen too much to what others say, because while some will say the next section is really hard because of that hill", ÿou may find that compared to other hills you have climbed it was not as bad as you imagined.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- Who did you complete the Track with? Solo (primarily)
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
Your Experience
Hard to decide but probably around the Karri Valley - Beedleup campsite. The wet season meant the rivers were flowing better than normal
Highlight of your trip
The people you meet, the opportunity to clear my mind of work issues, the variety of landscapes, the remoteness of parts of the south west and the long time it takes for the bush to recover from hot fires