Day 7 Monadnocks Shelter to Mt Cooke Shelter via Sullivan Rock > 15.1 km (13.6 km + 1.5 Sullivan Rock Spur Trail + searching for Callum distance) Timeline for today's adventure 07:37 Leave Monadnocks 08:30 Summit Mt Cuthbert (500m) 08:46 Descend Mt Cuthbert 09:20 Summit Mt Vincent (491m) Lose Track of Time Got to admit I am slightly nervous about today in that I am wondering how I'll go lugging my pack up and down "one of the more challenging sections of the track" (Bibb Track Guidebook 1). However, it wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be. I guess my pack is lighter after eating 6 days of food AND I'm excited- one of my kids is coming to meet me at Sullivan Rock with lunch and my first resupply box. The trail ... read more

Day 5 Mt Dale Shelter to Canning Temprorary Campsite via Brookton Shelter 11 km Fantastic sleep, so quiet. Lie on my mat watching night turn to day. Another short day due to two diversions- one first going around Brookton Shelter, and the second one that has been put in place is for a section of the track from Brookton to Canning. There is prescribed burning scheduled for the Monadnocks National Park which includes the Canning Shelter - 21.3 km of the track has been closed necessitating a 24 km diversion and a temporary campsite has been set up for walkers. The prescribed burn information became available to me just before I left through the Bibb Track website so I knew what to expect. The BTF outlined that there was to be water and a portaloo at ... read more

Day 3 Helena Shelter to Beraking Shelter via Wallegh 18.3 km Poor Meg, after a painful night we pack up early (although not the earliest- the elderly lady is already gone at 4:30!). Meg starts hobbling off at sunrise, insistent that I take more time and just catch up with her off track at the designated rendezvous point (Driver/Allen Rd). I catch her as she, Geoff and Dean are about to head off- they seem to be very well equipped - ambulance like even- without the siren and lights. They are slightly nervous that they are in a no entry area but I think they have a good case. Wave goodbye and head back onto the track which has now become very foggy. Find a perfect place for breakfast before hitting the up and down section ... read more

Day 1 Northern Terminus to Hewett's Hill Shelter 12.1 km After much preparation and anticipation it's time. Reluctantly one of my sons drives me to the Northern terminus in Kalamunda, it's only 40 mins drive from our place. It's a largely silent drive. I ask what he thinks about me doing this - his response is, "it's just another one of your treks really", so, with those sentiments ringing in my ears, "just another one of my treks" begins... But first, accost a random stranger to take the obligatory photo of me at the trail head and at 09:55 I take my first fully loaded steps. It's an overcast 21 degrees C, perfect southern hemisphere autumn walking conditions but at the 20 minute mark it's already time to strip off a layer. There's light local foot ... read more

Flights Garuda DPS-LBJ -DPS Rp 2 487 600 (approx AUD $250) Booked through Garuda website Hotel + Package Golo Hilltop arranged package for Rp 3 600 000 pp based on 3 people- we had 2 deluxe rooms at Golo Hilltop and took the a/c power option for the boat Day 1. Bali-Labuan Bajo Day 2. Rinca and Komodo Day 3. Rinca and Komodo Day 4. Labuan Bajo-Bali Day 1: Flight Denpasar - Labuan Bajo Flight from Denpasar to Labuan Bajo. On arrival in Labuan Bajo there is a car waiting for you to bring you to the hotel. In the afternoon there is time to relax, to take a swim in the pool or to wander around in Labuan Bajo. Day 2: Labuan Bajo - Rinca island After an early breakfast we go to the harbor ... read more