Perry's Blog

Overall we're very happy with the Voltaic Fuse, it's performed well in much less than optimum conditions and has stood up to some punishing treatment on the track. We're very hopeful that it will enable our powered gadgets to keep working during the 2 months of the Bibbulmun Track.… more »

Sandi wrote: Hard walk, very mentally tough at times, especially the 1st few days when the thought of trying to walk back out was just as daunting as going forward! A spot of Agent Orange and the river walking would've been easy! It was all flat and th… more »

Sandi wrote: Relaxed, if not lazy start to day - read: No alarm clocks! Reasonably good shower of rain amidst a lot of drizzle overnight. A spot of tension between us, but tricky starting to ease back to civilisation and other people. Did a litan… more »

Sandi wrote: Well, what can I say but we did it! Pulled into Lake Birrel before 5pm, probably more like 4:30pm. What a walk. Absolutely stunning view from top lookout at Mt Cookem over the Cox. We were able to pick out our route down and back up aga… more »

Perry wrote: Good quick walking day today.Built a rock cairn to mark the spur down to the Spring, as none had been done. A little tiresome walking on road all day (a trade-off for speed) - road changed character after Bran Jan and looked less used:… more »

Sandi wrote: Well, here we are finally by the Spring in a gorgeous sloping, grassy meadow. Lovely day for walking. Sunny but a cool breeze so cool when the sun went behind a cloud. After the devastation of realising I'd sent my orthotics home and:… more »

Sandi wrote: Heard the same sound that woke me on Beloon Pass, though not so loud, and realised it was a frog. Fungi: pink, strawberries and cream, bright orange in different styles and sizes, bright yellow, tiny browns, variety of whites, puff… more »

Sandi wrote: Woken in the middle of the night by the sound of something being banged together, almost sounded like wood chopping, didn't last long: about 5-6 blows, then a gap, then a couple more, then a few moving further away. Perry wrote: Big da… more »

Food rationed to: 1/2 breakfast 1/2 morning tea Soup for lunch No soup for dinner Perry wrote: Shoes on and off for Stepover and Tessa crossings. Black Snake Meadow began OK, but very confused later on and missed the track complet… more »

Started rationing food: 1/2 breakfast 1/2 morning tea with leftover sultanas from Sandi's lunch. Normal lunch No soup with dinner Hot Chocolate instead of tea Perry wrote: We lost the track and didn't find Detective's Meadow, plus… more »