I haven’t written about this trip yet as I was honestly afraid I was going to jinx it. My last two major hiking trips for 2019 and 2020 were cancelled at the last minute and with Covid kicking off in Melbourne again…Put it this way, I was expecting Western Australia to close the border before I stepped on the plane, or worse when I was in the air.

But here I am. This thing is actually happening. I’m listening to the rain bucket down, waiting for the kitchen to open so I can have some breakfast. A quick stop into the shops for the lighter I forgot to buy yesterday and then I start on the 1000km to Albany!