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Last night and again this morning I met up with our 8 trekkers who headed out from Owers' Corner today for the first of our Anzac Treks. These guys are on a 9 day trek and should walk out in Kokoda on the 23rd April. Seventeen of our KTL staff are accompanying them which are made up of guys who knows the history; a medical officer who took leave for this trek; a well known singer, a practical joker; a guitar player and lots of uke'ule players.
No doubt this trek should be fun based on the humour from the trekkers combined with the boys culture and way of thinking.
Wallace phoned up around 3pm today saying they had reached Imita Ridge and were heading down to Ua'Ule Creek where they plan on spending their first night in the bush on the Kokoda Trail.
Trekkers are made up as follows:
- Ken Toombs (4th time anzac trekker)
- Chris Wood
- Kevin Nichols
- Jim McGowan
- Wayne Norman
- Leigh Davies
- Chris Gass
- Chris Isherwood
PLEASE NOTE: All photographs have been uploaded onto our FACEBOOK page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boroko-Papua…ng/374403025970
You can either access by clicking on the above link or by logging onto http://www.facebook.com and then typing in the 'search button' Kokoda Trekking. This will take you to our homepage. Our staff have a camera on the track with them. Once we have it back at base these photographs will also be uploaded onto this website. Photographs can then be shared with family and friends by tagging them.
Group Photograph taken outside the Airway's Hotel approximately 7am this morning:
IMGP1328__640x480_.JPGThe photographs below were taken at Rouna lookout on the outskirts of Port Moresby on the road to Sogeri.
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IMGP1332__640x480_.JPGAnother photograph opportunity was at Sogeri Monument area.
IMGP1333__640x480_.JPGWith the newly graded road we soon found ourselves at McDonald's Corner:
IMGP1334__640x480_.JPGAfter the stop, we continued on until we reached Owers' Corner. Chris Wood, Kevin Nichols, Jim McGowan and Wayne Norman met up with their personal porters as per the photographs below:
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IMGP1339__640x480_.JPGGroup Photographs were then taken of trekkers and the whole group:
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IMGP1343__640x480_.JPGBefore heading off on their walk, Wallace our guide invited his staff to sing the PNG National Anthem. An added surprise was that he asked our aussie trekkers to sing the Australian Anthem.
Both the PNG and Australian anthems were sung with great gusto. In fact it surprised me that all trekkers sang every word such was the aussie spirit of these guys who headed out today.
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IMGP1346__640x480_.JPGWallace Lemeki and his assistant guide David Clark Emba both spoke to our trekkers about what to expect on their first days walk.
Other staff on this trek include :
Personal Porters:
Tony Ogonemi; Jenen Barai; Evan Myosi; Bill Harike and Johnsford Eroro
Food Porters:
Vincent Idau (also medic); Freddy Yauga (musician); Sione Orosambo (musician/singer); Hobert Keke (practical joker); David Clark Embo (Historian); Benson Tauro, John Aruo, Dudley Bubura; Philemon Gilbert; Alex Harika and Webber Okove.
IMGP1344__640x480_.JPGIntroducing David Clark Embo – Assistant Guide/Historian:
IMGP1347__640x480_.JPGIntroducing Wallace Lemeki – their trek leader/guide:
Wallace_Lemeki.jpgAround 9:30am trekkers were ready to move off down their first descent heading towards Goldie River:
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IMGP1352__640x480_.JPGOther trekkers carrying their own packs moved off after the others including Ken Toombs seen here with Dudley Bubura. Ken is on his 4th Anzac trek and on this trek is referred to as the 'Captain':
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IMGP1355__640x480_.JPGUpdate 19th April: Have just heard from Wallace Lemeki at Maguli Ridge to say everyone is doing well and tonight they will reach Agulogo campsite area. Apparently there are some big groups coming up behind them.
It seems trekkers were interviewed at Ioribaiwa Village by 60 minutes which will be aired on the 2nd May. Also present at the same location were a team of doctors who this year are testing the blood of trekkers. This whole process took some two hours and the group ended up staying the night at Ofi Creek instead of Naoro Village. As they are on a 9 day trek this does not create a problem and as a result are on target to finish on the 23rd May into Kokoda.
Photograph: Terrain around Ofi Creek:
DSC02657__Small_.jpgQUOTE(Boss Meri @ 18 Apr 2010, 12:59 PM) [snapback]11473[/snapback]Update 19th April: Have just heard from Wallace Lemeki at Maguli Ridge to say everyone is doing well and tonight they will reach Agulogo campsite area. Apparently there are some big groups coming up behind them.It seems trekkers were interviewed at Ioribaiwa Village by 60 minutes which will be aired on the 2nd May. Also present at the same location were a team of doctors who this year are testing the blood of trekkers. This whole process took some two hours and the group ended up staying the night at Ofi Creek instead of Naoro Village. As they are on a 9 day trek this does not create a problem and as a result are on target to finish on the 23rd May into Kokoda.
Photograph: Terrain around Ofi Creek:
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