Geoff Fisher (Slower Hiker)
Completed: 12 November, 2021
Slower Hiker
- Start date: 31 August, 2021
- Age When Completed: 61
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- We used the visitor centres and track angels to hold all our dehydrated food for us (which we prepared ourselves before the hike). That all worked well for us.
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsI very much enjoyed our walk through the park(s), and the strong sense of community and communal support along the track and in the towns made the experience all the better. It was fascinating to see the landscape change with the season as we walked through it.
Your Best Equipment
Cooking gear
Your Worst Equipment
Tent - we had some minor issues with our tent but in the scheme of things they were pretty minor.
Advice for Others
Take the time to immerse yourself in everything the track has to offer and more - the sounds, smells, sights along the the track everything - all so simple but so special. These gifts rarely come our way in such abundance. Take the plunge, enjoy and don't be in a rush to finish if you can afford the time.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- Who did you complete the Track with? Other - Helen McKerral
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
Your Experience
I enjoyed it all!
Highlight of your trip
Hilltop views over vast areas of scrub and forest, pounding waves and rugged coastal views, wild inland swamps, and swiftly flowing healthy rivers with rich tea rich colouring; all so varied and amazing. The differing daily arrays of yellows, reds, blues, oranges, whites, purples, pinks and creams of wildflowers, the ever so tall karri trees and massive tingles: so special. The accompanying scents through the days from strong sweet wattles and hakeas to lemony boronia, to sometimes overwhelmingly musky smells, and the rich earthiness of the forests after rain, all added to the experience. I’ll miss the changing nightly sounds of hooting owls, chanting of frogs or simply the soft rumble of surf deep in the night. The amazing dawn chorus, including the kookaburras’ much too early morning laughter, and the unmistakable screech and croaks of black cockatoos, were an ever-changing soundtrack on the walk.