I’m Lauren from the Office of Development, and Mike has asked me to write this final blog post. It is almost exactly a year since Mike came to see me with the idea of walking the Bibbulmun Track as a fundraiser for the Junior Years’ Redevelopment. What struck me then, and has stayed with me […]
200kms, Balingup to Dwellingup. Sore feet, bad back and strained muscles, but what an experience. Over the nine days I was joined by several friends to walk different sections of the track. It was great to have company along the way and not having to be totally on my own. The wild flowers were beautiful and it’s obviously […]
After four gruelling days walking 110kms and climbing some significant hills I arrived in Dwellingup. It had been a very solitary experience as for three days I’d only passed one other hiker and there had been no mobile phone connection. I burst into the Dwellingup Visitor’s Center just so I could talk to somebody, to […]
Four days, 105kms and steep hills to climb. The guidebook describes part of this section of the walk as being one of the more challenging areas of the track. Coupled with predicted storms on Saturday I’m thinking that staying at home in bed would be a more comfortable option. But, I’ve set this challenge and […]
Last night I started to prepare for the next section of my hike. It was with some trepidation that I did this as it was 0 degrees in Collie that night and rain is forecast for Saturday. The plan is to walk from Pemberton to Collie, a distance of around 220kms. I will be staying […]
I awoke early, planning to hit the track at 6.30am. What I forgot was that sunrise was not until 7.10am and it was pitch black. Not only that but a thick mist covered the forest. I could hardly see the track. It wasn’t until 7.20am that I could see more than 50m ahead and bounded […]
One day was enough for William. I don’t think he fancied sleeping in the huts for one night as the temperature was predicted to dip to 7C. The day before he’d seen the hut at Schafer and I don’t think he liked what he saw!! After a leisurely morning, I hit the track at 10am […]
William, my youngest son, joined me on day 1 on the 20km walk from Wheatley Coast Road back to Northcliffe. We commenced the walk in a slight drizzle but soon the mist and rain cleared and we strolled purposefully through the amazing woodlands surrounding Northcliffe. It was great to have William along as it was […]
Wednesday night I packed my bag ready for stage 2 of my walk. This is a short trip from Northcliffe to Pemberton, a leisurely stroll of 60 kms through the beautiful forests around Pemberton. Hopefully my youngest son will join me.. The weather forecast is looking favourable, just a few showers predicted on Saturday morning, […]
To answer this question, I feel I’ve been in another world so alien to what I’m used to. At one stage I stopped and looked out across the landscape and could see no signs of any form of human activity. No roads, no buildings, no fields, no mobile connection, no other humans; just the vastness […]