Su-Mita Hill (Mita)

Completed: 18 October, 2019

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Mita

Start date: 7 September, 2019
Age When Completed: 27
Direction Walked: Southbound

Track Towns and Supplies

How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 7
Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
We posted all our food to the post office or accommodation in track towns before leaving Perth.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

Dwellingup
Balingup
Donnelly River Village
Pemberton
Northcliffe
Walpole
Denmark
Albany

Your Story or Advice for Others

Your Best Equipment
Head torch, warm clothes, good sleeping bag and a comfortable & well-fitting back pack and shoes!

Your Worst Equipment
Unnecessary & heavy yoga mat, 3 novels, ukulele.

Advice for Others
Don't take the ukulele AND the three novels. Do be aware that food you post down may spoil and plan accordingly, and definitely make time to do an end to end if you at all can.

Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

All at once

How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 42
Who did you complete the Track with? With friends
Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? Yes
What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Word of mouth/friends

What did you use to navigate the Track?

BT Guidebooks
App (please specify)
- Guthook (I think)

Your Experience

Availability of information: Excellent - I grew up familiar with the Bibb after spending my first night on the track at 5 years old. I had done a few overnighters prior to setting off on the E2E, and was well supported by family friends who had hiked the E2E before who, along with my hiking buddies, were willing to spend long hours meticulously prepping delicious dehydrated meals. On my own I would have most likely ahd to make do with cuppa soups and 2-minute noodles but I was grateful for the efforts of others!
Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Fair - Wild boars, emus and roos, several snakes, and a rakali that stole our cutlery!

Favourite Section
Donnelly River Village to Pemberton for the abundant trees, original wooden huts, campsite waterways and short days, the Pingerup Plains for the remoteness, flooded track, chilly nights and terrain unlike anything I've seen elsewhere on the track.

Highlight of your trip
The people we met, particularly other end-to-enders! Falling asleep outside to the sound of the wind in the trees, resetting my circadian rhythm with the absence of aritificial light, the peace, certainty and simplicity of track life, brekky at 9am after two hours of waking, a hot cuppa soup and the end of the day and waking up to a hot cup of tea from my hiking buddies at sunrise. And crossing an inlet at hightide, waist-deep in salty ocean with our packs hoisted above our heads giggling the whole time!