Year 11: Bibbulmun Track
Bibbulmun Track – Northcliffe to Broke Inlet
Digby Cleland
The long-awaited return of the Bib Track, and with rain forecasted, it was shaping up to be a poor week. Luckily, however, we managed to miss the majority of the rain, and ended up having quite an enjoyable time. The first day saw us head down to Northcliffe, where we were to start our walking. An easy day’s walking bought us to the hut, where we had some delectable burritos for dinner. The next day was a cruisy 17km to Lake Maringup – whilst only about 2km from the ocean, we will still have to knock off a few more sections until we finally hit the southern coastline. We got to the hut around lunch and spent most of the day resting.
The third day was our longest walk with 26km. Thankfully, it was a fairly flat walk along straight tracks. It was made all the more worthwhile once we got to the hut and were met by Mr Miolin who served up a much appreciated barbeque dinner for the group. Some of the boys braved the cold and jumped in for a swim in the river at the campsite. The next day went a bit slower as some of the boys were getting a bit sore, but we still got into the Mount Chance camp at a good time and spent most the afternoon taking in the brilliant views across the D’Entrecasteaux National Park.
The last day was an early start; we got through the 16km relatively quickly with only one break. To say that we were destination focused at this point of the walk would be an understatement. We were treated to breakfast in Pemberton and lunch in Donnybrook before completing the journey back to school. Thanks to Ms Blythe, Mr Bradley and Mr Miolin for making the walk possible.