00:02Rolling into Albany after 26 days in the bush, with a new record in tow.
00:09Claire Riley is now the first person to complete WA's Mundabidi Trail in a wheelchair.
00:15The track was rough, and I actually hadn't even thought about it before we started, so
00:21I had no expectations.
00:24The Victorian explorer tested by the conditions on the 26-day journey from Mundaring to Albany.
00:29I just knew that it was a bike trail, and because it was a bike trail, it had to be
00:35designed
00:35for wheels, and as a wheelchair user, I needed a wheel-friendly trail.
00:39A journey that required special equipment.
00:42They make them production in America, but I did ship it over to Australia.
00:48And a supportive family.
00:52I will just happily go along with anything that she wants to do adventure-wise.
00:59Even if it brought a few nervous moments.
01:02The most challenging for me is watching her on some of the more technical parts of the
01:07trail.
01:08Sometimes the rig was a bit unstable, so for me it was like, oh my god, I hope she doesn't
01:13fall out.
01:13One, two, three.
01:14I feel as though everyone knows someone who has had MS, or they know someone who knows someone.
01:22Everyone's got a connection, and there was a lot of conversations I found particularly
01:27when we entered through towns.
01:29The intrepid traveller hoping her journey will educate others.
01:33Move the cliches.
01:36We'll be back.
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