June 22nd 2021 Days km: 19.5kmTotal km: 263.1kmI had a lazy start to the morning, as it "wasn't even 20km" to the next shelter. Strange how concepts of distance change the longer you hike. 20km was once considered a big day, now it was an "easy" day. It was after 9am by the time I … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 13: Murray River to Dookanelly

June 21st 2021 Days km: 19.2kmTotal km: 243.6kmIt was not a pleasant walk today. It was actually really boring, with a few steep hills thrown in to compound the misery. I remembered that way back on day two Mick Beckers had warned me that this section to Collie was "flat and dull". He was right … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 12: Swamp Oak to Murray River

June 20th 2021 Days km: 13.3kmTotal km: 224.4kmA short day was planned so I stayed in town for as long as possible. I had another leisurely breakfast at the Blue Wren, where I met my first fellow Southbounder. This was James, though I didn't get his name until a few days later. There was a … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 11: Dwellingup to Swamp Oak

June 19th 2021 Days km: 0.0kmTotal km:  211.1km Not much to report today. I resupplied at the IGA (which was really quite expensive). Had a great breakfast of eggs Benedict and coffee at the Blue Wren café. Explored Dwellingup, which took 5 minutes and caught up on more sleep. I also rediscovered the amazingness that … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 10: Dwellingup (zero day)

June 18 2021 Days km: 20.7kmTotal km: 211.1kmTown day!! Only 20 to Dwelly! Keen to get to town I planned to get going as early as possible, but it's very hard to drag yourself from a warm sleeping bag in a cold morning. Eventually I got on my way. The walk was fairly flat and … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 9: Chadoora to Dwellingup

June 17th 2021 Days km: 31.6kmTotal km: 190.4kmThe track from White Horse Hills to Mt Wells had been pretty badly burned earlier in the year by a controlled burn that looks like they lost control over. It was eerie to walk through, especially in the misty, early morning. Not far from the hut there is … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 8: White Horse Hills to Chadoora

June 16, 2021 Days km: 16.6kmTotal km: 158.8kmIn the morning I left my pack at the shelter and sauntered down the flat 1.4km off trail to the North Bannister service station. There used to be a Roadhouse located here, but it has been closed for quite a few years now. A real shame because I … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 7: Gringer Creek to White Horse Hills

June 15, 2021 Days km: 29.9kmTotal km: 142.2kmThe two ladies were lovely and we had a good chat in the morning over breakfast. I delayed my start until 9am, feeling an odd sort of peer pressure not to double hut today. In my defence, I figured climbing Mt Cooke would kick the stuffing out of … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 6: Mt Cooke to Gringer Creek

June 14 2021 Days km: 29.9kmTotal km:  112.3km Slept well and got a nice early start as the plan was to do 30km today. I underestimated the trail though, perhaps lulled into a false sense of security by how flat it was yesterday. The walk to the first shelter, Monadknocks, was fairly easy, though there … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 5: Canning to Mt. Cooke

June 13 2021 Days km: 18.9kmTotal km: 82.4kmI went to bed way too early last night and my hips felt pretty sore this morning. After 12 hours on my sleeping mat I just start aching and can't get comfortable. I got going before the scouts got started on breakfast, but it was still not as … Continue reading Bibbulmun track day 4: Mt. Dale to Canning