Katie Preston (Katie)
Completed: 28 November, 2018
Katie
- Start date: 20 October, 2018
- Age When Completed: 28
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- We picked up food on the track and always found something we wanted to eat. We ended up buying too much in the bigger supermarkets when we had the choice though e.g. Collie & Denmark
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsThank you volunteers for all you do to make this track amazing. Particular thanks go to Elsie who gave us sensible advice in the office beforehand and who we then met out on the track. As a side note, we found the section after Denmark awkward. As nice as the inlet is meant to be as the boat doesn't often run and is very expensive so we got a car round. This seemed such a shame after we'd walked for so long but your website didn't advise walking it, is there another better walking route possible?
Your Best Equipment
Our Enlightened equipment double down duvet, kept both of us warm down to about 2 degrees on our walk and only weighs a kilo.
Your Worst Equipment
Old t-shirt - required several repairs to make it to the end (still wasn't in one piece).
Advice for Others
Invest in some lightweight gear, be incredibly frugal with what you bring and get started.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- Who did you complete the Track with? Other - Bubble
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Other
Your Experience
Probably Northcliffe to Walpole. After so many miles of Jarrah forest the Karri, Tingle trees and coast really made this a spectacular section.
Highlight of your trip
Climbing the Gloucester tree was a fantastic thrill, swimming in the river many times - particularly at Dogpool and generally enjoying the track with the luxury of a campfire most evenings.