Deborah Mickle

Completed: 4 December, 2017

Start date: 9 August, 2009
Age When Completed: 63
Direction Walked: Both

Track Towns and Supplies

Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
Always carry miso soup, instant mash and jelly babies. I earned several comments about my mini packets of snacks.

Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
After promising myself to walk the track that was in my own backyard rather than what was overseas, I finally pushed through my sectional End to End in 2017. I did longer stints on the track and quite quickly my end to end and Albany was in sight.

Your Best Equipment
My tent, solar lantern, Osprey pack, water bladder and Sea to Summit inflatable pillow. And a piece of Tyvek.

Advice for Others
This is a very unique track and the shelters become your home away from home. I am looking forward to more multi-day sections and meeting the Rufous Whistler at Warren shelter once more. Should you do a sectional E2E or even E2E use the BIB sheet/form to note your sections and dates.

Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

In sections

Who did you complete the Track with? Other - I formed many hiking buddy friendships doing sectionals and also did several walks with the Foundation.
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

Favourite Section
Pingerup Plains despite heat and knee high water and the beaches and section on the south coast.

Highlight of your trip
Paddling across the Irwin Inlet. Only one canoe and 2 people, strong current, many of us have done it and I can't work out how it is okay to walk on leaving only one canoe in the shed.