Days km: 0kmTotal km: 794.6km Was I ever glad to be safe and warm last night! Outside the weather was wild, with the rain smashing down and the wind howling. There was more than a few people late for work today as trees were down all over the place and the only road into town … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 36: Walpole (zero day)
Month: January 2022
Bibbulmun track day 35: Mt Clare to Walpole
Days km: 10.3kmTotal km: 794.6km "It's only 10ks. It's only 10ks" Knights of Columbus, my feet hurt! I didn't really notice until I endured the exquisite torture of putting my cold, wet shoes on over my battered feet this morning. I mean, its never an enjoyable experience, but this hurt something fierce. Like, an "uh-oh" … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 35: Mt Clare to Walpole
Bibbulmun track day 34: Woolbales to Mt Clare
Days km: 31.8kmTotal km: 784.3km I slept in this morning. It was really, really hard to get going, and though I got a decent amount of sleep I was still pretty damn tired. The track weaves through the Wool Bale hills, large granite outcrops that dot the landscape. On one hand, I was grateful we … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 34: Woolbales to Mt Clare
Bibbulmun track day 33: Dog Pool to Woolbales
July 12th, 2021 Days km: 41.2kmTotal km: 752.5km The forecast was for heavy rain and it seemed to be on point because when I woke up it was raining...heavily. I took my time getting ready, hoping it would ease off a bit but by 7:40 I decided it was time to get going. The rain … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 33: Dog Pool to Woolbales
Bibbulmun track day 32: Gardner to Dog Pool
July 11th Days km: 42.8 km (Actually walked about 27 to 30km due to the diversion) Total km: 711.3 My morning got off to a great start when my coffee drained out of my cup from numerous new holes that had appeared in it overnight. Some critter had gone to town on my silicon mug. … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 32: Gardner to Dog Pool
Bibbulmun track day 31: Northcliffe to Gardner
July 10th, 2021 Days km: 15.3kmTotal km: 668.5km I slept really well, a proper, firm mattress makes all the difference and I took full advantage of it and slept in until 9 a.m. It was glorious. My wee toe had given me some grief when I took my shoes off last night, but I got … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 31: Northcliffe to Gardner
Bibbulmun track day 30: Warren to Northcliffe
July 9th, 2021 Days km: 33.6kmTotal km: 653.2km A big day was on the cards, so I was up and away by 6am. After crossing River Road bridge (and taking a 10 minute wrong turn at the end of it), the trail followed along the Warren River, so there were lots of short, sharp, ups … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 30: Warren to Northcliffe