Zoe Stuurman (Zoe & Rick)

Track Towns and Supplies

• How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 6
• Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
• We purchased the food in track towns. Some towns were very limited and expensive eg the general store in Northcliffe, there were no prices on many products.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

• Donnelly River Village
• Denmark

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Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
We have so many great memories of the Bib and it feels surreal to know now what its is like to hike the Bib. The mystery has faded into knowing. Met so many great people, the nature was beautiful and really enjoyed the wildlife along the way.

Your Best Equipment
Neve gear quilts -8oC and my super lightweight Leki trekking poles.

Your Worst Equipment
My rain-jacket, we washed away the waterproof layer by accident because we used technical washing liquid.

Advice for Others
Hike your own hike, put some research into finding the right gear and try it out a few times in different types of weather. Find a nice balance between challenging yourself and recovery/rest.

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Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

• All at once

• How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 50
• Who did you complete the Track with? With spouse/partner
• 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?

• App (please specify)
• Other
• - Farout
• - Garmin explore with GPx-file

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Your Experience

• Availability of information: Great - Very useful BTF website, also the Bibbulmun Track Facebook groups were handy and YouTube videos.
• Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Great - The flock of cockatoos that followed us, the snakes, kangaroos, emus orbspiders, blue wrens, etc, etc.,

Favourite Section
Denmark to a bit after Walpole.

Highlight of your trip
Everyday had highlights, from meeting our trail family to wildlife encounters to being in nature with Rick, to the amazing views. The conversations we had with people, the food drop we got from our trail mum and the champagne and excitement of our trail parents when we arrived at the northern terminus.

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