Chris Bishop (Amigo Chris)
Completed: 25 September, 2005
- Start date: 3 August, 2005
- Age When Completed: 46
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 9
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
- Dwellingup
- Balingup
- Pemberton
- Walpole
Your Story or Advice for Others
Your Best Equipmentextendable walking stick.
Your Worst Equipment
tent.
Advice for Others
Dont take tent unless etremely light weight and know you are going to use a lot. Do take at least one walking pole.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 55
- 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? Yes
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Local knowledge
- BT Guidebooks
Your Experience
- Availability of information: Great - My BT Guidebook was out of date, in part, by the time I commenced. This caused some grief.
- Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Good - Feral pig near Nannup, that passed in a blur and could be confused as a Nannup Tiger! The call and display of a Musk Duck at Maringup Hut.
The Pingerup Plain.
Highlight of your trip
Meeting with others and growing from the experience. "Discoverying myself."