Bibbulmun Track Day 41 – Wandering Miner

Day 41

23 km

Cum 877.7 km

Camped: Boat Harbour

After a pretty wet night, passing showers, got ready to go and was off by 05h50.

It was a bit rainy for the morning, I did the walk from Peaceful Bay, through the quiet settlement and up to a view point. Then through the road shortcut, not the muddy swamps! Had enough mud!

The walk was fairly up and down but I got to the inlet at 07h15. It was 08h00 before Andrew and Dave got in. They grabbed the one canoe and went to the other side to fetch two more.

We then left one and the three off us paddled off to the other side. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. The paddling was a bit awkward, but I got to the other canoe shed. Disembarking was not very efficient at all… I nearly fell into the water all in, but luckily caught my balance!

Thanked the guys a lot for their help and was very grateful that it wasn’t as windy as yesterday for sure.

When doing Quaram Beach the weather came in- wind blowing from behind and rain belting the legs. It was also high tide , so I was a bit concerned that the beach would be fully engulfed with waves at one stage. However, there was a diversion for high tide when you hit rocky outcrops.

Lots of sandy up and down hills as well as a steep set of stairs.

Good views today and I was looking around until I spotted a long snake rolled up on the path at midday. I stomped and stomped and jumped for 15min. Tried to throw sticks in its direction and nothing!! There was a side path that had been created by other hikers and I tried that. Then the snake turned its head and pointed it towards the diversion. Shit! Does that mean its going to head that way if I spook it? I took the diversion in the end and it didn’t move. Dave, it turned out later, nearly stepped onto it and all the other hikers through the day saw it in the same spot!!

It was not 2min later that I saw a long black snake parallel to the path. I saw it too late to do anything. It didn’t move.

In the space of 1 hour I saw 5 in total! The others got off the track quickly. It definitely got the adrenaline pumping and eyes open!!

I got to the hut at 13h15. Was pretty hungry and had lunch.

The guys got in some 1 hour later.

Low and behold, Rusty walked in in the afternoon. He had double hutted through from Rames Head! I didn’t expect to see him so soon again!

Helen and Geoff were in after 16h00 and Helen and Pat were in after 17h00.

So it was a busy campsite I tell you!