If you ever want to try something different and at the same time experience a real sensory overload - walk the Bibbulmun Track with no torch!  In my case it was a short walk along the spur trail from Gringer Creek to North Bannister. 

With torch in hand I pondered what would happen if the torch all of sudden didn't work.  Could I make back to Gringer Creek or North Bannister?  So I did what anyone would have done to test the theory - I turned the torch off.

The experience was amazing.  The white sand of the track certainly helped with navigation - not unlike the white lines of a highway.  The stars were marginally helpful.  Once your eyes adjust you can focus on the track at hand.  It is difficult though not to be spooked!  I was expecting a roo to bound across the track without warning, a quenda to run across my feet or my face to be covered in a big huntsman spider, so my sensors were on high alert.

I only walked for 200m or so, but it was fun.  Try it some day.