Michael Burke (BURKO)
Completed: 19 December, 2019
BURKO
- Start date: 13 November, 2019
- Age When Completed: 34
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- Organised all before so to allow uninterrupted time in towns. thanks mum for helping out. ensuring to eat some fresh fruit and vegetables in towns... as much as could be found.
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsApart from a little blip of disaster on day 2 (hot day, heavy pack, high hills) running out of water and being a little bit heat affected, a treasured collection of memories.
Your Best Equipment
After wanting to throw my tent in the nearest bin for weighing too much and carrying too much weight, my tent became my beloved daily treat. A way to maintain warmth at night, while making a welcome force field against march flies, mossies and ticks.
Your Worst Equipment
My lighter on my 4th last night, deciding to go on strike, luckily Matt was there to rescue me. lighter ceased strike within 24 hours.
Advice for Others
I wanted to do this walk since I was 17, not finding a good time to do it. My advice is to do it, an incredible and affirming experience. Remember the 3 H's, how HIGH are you going (elevation)? how HEAVY is your pack? how HOT is it going to be? those things can really change your days hike. if you are going to do an end to end, do it your way, its your hike.
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
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Other
Your Experience
Northcliffe to Walpole, due to the diversity of landscapes and flora. the transitions for karri to scrub, to peppermints, to grassland, then after about 800km on the track in bush, to be presented with the beautiful vista of mandalay beach.
Highlight of your trip
Walking into Jessica and Alex's wedding at Donnelly River Village on day 17-19. What a beautiful wedding, congratulations. Then walking out at the end, although seeing all my loved ones and friends for one blissful night made going back on the track alone was a little tough.