Carol Masel (WAnderer Christmas Carol)

Track Towns and Supplies

• How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 14
• Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
• I found everything I needed in the track towns and did all my resupply of food in them. I found the stores to be well- stocked. And it was fun to think about what groceries I could buy and what meals I could make until my next resupply.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

• Donnelly River Village
• Walpole
• Denmark
• Albany

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Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
Waugals were my best friends.

Your Best Equipment
My journal. As a solo walker, it was great to be able to record my thoughts and experiences at the end of each day.

Your Worst Equipment
None. Happy with everything.

Advice for Others
Start slowly and gradually allow your body and mind to become track fit. It helps to avoid overuse injuries, accidents and fatigue.

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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? 52
• 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? Tour operator
  

What did you use to navigate the Track?

• BT Maps
• Nothing – just relied on the Waugals and my intuition!

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Your Experience

• Availability of information: Great - The end to end online workshop was so very helpful - it helped me feel confident that I could achieve an end to end. Thank you BTF.
• Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Fair

Favourite Section
Pemberton to Northcliffe AND Longpoint campsite through to Albany

Highlight of your trip
The highlight was the 6 campsites / huts that I had completely to myself (Grimwade, Tom Road, Boarding House, Beavis, Beedelup and Warren). It was magical to experience the solitude and peacefulness of the natural world.

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