Judy Gauci (Jude and Lynne)

Completed: 3 November, 2024

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Jude and Lynne

Start date: 8 September, 2024
Age When Completed: 56
Direction Walked: Southbound

Track Towns and Supplies

How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 5
Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
Sometimes limited choice and expensive but generally we got what we needed

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

Kalamunda
Dwellingup
Collie
Balingup
Donnelly River Village
Pemberton
Northcliffe
Walpole
Denmark
Albany

Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
Plan but be flexible. Be prepared with gear, first aid, food etc - leave nothing to chance and have control over what you can, where possible, as sometimes variables out of your control will throw a curve ball. Walk your own walk and listen to your body, not others who are going faster/harder. Slow down if you need to. This could mean the difference between being able to finish or not.

Your Best Equipment
Ultra light gear (packs, sleep system etc) and our home made dehydrated meals.

Your Worst Equipment
Everything we took we used and loved

Advice for Others
Research and plan. Start this early! Do some practice overnight or sectional hikes. Travel as light as you can and get lots of rest/sleep at the huts overnight.

Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

All at once

How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 57
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? School Trip

What did you use to navigate the Track?

BT Maps
App (please specify)
Nothing – just relied on the Waugals and my intuition!
- Far Out

Your Experience

Availability of information: Excellent - Thanks to Steve Sertis for sharing insight and guidance prior to hike
Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Excellent - 1 echidna Countless kangaroos, wallabies Small marsupials Dugites and tiger snakes Spiders Loads of birds Tadpoles and frogs on the flooded sections of track!

Favourite Section
Walpole to Denmark

Highlight of your trip
Seeing the diversity in our countryside as we moved through the regions.