Jenny Kikeros (SMIK Girls)
Completed: 11 May, 2017
SMIK Girls
- Start date: 3 August, 2012
- Age When Completed: 58
- Direction Walked: Both
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsMy friend Alice Stubber has written a piece about our wonderful time spent on the track over 5 years. We were the SMIK girls. Thank you so much to all the volunteers who look after the track I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the track and have repeated many sections. One example was when we walked from Mandalay Beach to Mt Clare on the 8th March 2013 it was hot and not pleasant. I swore I could come back in spring when everything was in flower and enjoy the walk. I did go back. I walked in early 2016 from west of Mt Chance to Walpole camping at the huts, carrying the big backpack and had just the best time. The flowers were amazing and I saw the Babe in the Cradle Orchid flowering on the edge of the track. What a reward. My most memorable experience was our walk into Dwellingup. The wettest day ever. We laughed the whole way – no wind but a drenching. I don’t think there was one part of us that was dry. Memories to last a lifetime.
Your Best Equipment
My trusty blue floppy wide brimmed hat.
Advice for Others
Take time to enjoy the journey. The smallest things can captivate and make such a difference.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- In sections
- Who did you complete the Track with? Other - Alice Stubber, Sharon McBride, Leanne Irwin
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
Your Experience
Each part has wonderful memories.
Highlight of your trip
Glistening sundews in the morning and seeing my first babe-in-the-cradle orchid.