Keith Mclean (Keith McLean)

Track Towns and Supplies

• How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 5
• Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
• All towns have ample food supplies and we had no drop offs. There were dehydrated meals available in most of the visitors centres except Pemberton and Denmark which had very limited options.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

• Pemberton
• Walpole
• Albany

---

Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
An amazing adventure meeting great people on a world class track with varied environments. Don’t overthink the preparations - look at it as a series of 5 to 8 day walks. Don’t rush just enjoy - there is so much to see.

Your Best Equipment
Light weight air mattress. My Salomon walking shoes (I had only ever walked in leather boots for 40 years). Sheepskin pads on my partners rucksack to ease pressure on her shoulders. My partner loved her toe socks.

Your Worst Equipment
Didn’t have anything we didn’t need to carry although we never used our little trowel.

Advice for Others
Enjoy and savour the experience and take what you need - don’t listen too much to others when it comes to weight. I carried 20kg + on a couple of sections (Kalamunda to Dwellingup and Balingup to Pemberton ) because I wanted to carry extra food including a 1kg fruitcake. We didn’t use any food drops and I’m not sure they are necessary. We did send some clothes and maps/guidebooks ahead but not sure that was necessary as I carried plenty spare shirts, underwear and socks. Take care of your feet - my partner is a GP and she ran a foot clinic for several days for walkers at the start who got blisters, bruised toes and various foot related aches.

---

Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

• All at once

• How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 49
• 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? Word of mouth/friends
  

What did you use to navigate the Track?

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

---

Your Experience

• Availability of information: Excellent - Attended a webinar by Steve which was very useful.
• Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Great - Tiger snake devouring a King Skink; ground parrot; orchids, dolphins, whales, scents of the bush.

Favourite Section
Pongerup Plains and Denmark to Albany.

Highlight of your trip
Meeting interesting, caring and sharing people from around the country and the world.

---