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Gill Goes... Trekking The Bibbulmun Track End to End... Hewett's Hill May 5th 2016 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 ... read more
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