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Trek 902 is on the go having left from Owers' Corner yesterday. The first trekker to arrive in country was George Hecht a doctor who flew all the way from America to take part in this trek. He will take home some artefacts from PNG which was purchased on Friday.
The other trekkers then arrived on Friday and were met by our staff. They spent the afternoon at the Royal Papua Yacht Club followed by a chinese meal at a local restaurant before retiring for the night.
Trekkers were then picked up the following morning and driven out to Bomana War Cemetery on the way up to Owers' Corner for the commencement of their walk across the Kokoda Track. Trekkers in this group include :
[*]Phillip Baker
[*]Jeff and Thomas Martin
[*]Todd Lyons
[*]George HechtThe guide for this trek is Ernst Jinga.
Ernst Jinga.jpgErnst phoned to say that yesterday they stopped at Naoro Village for the night.
The previous night was spent at Ua'Ule Creek.
Apparently everyone is doing really well and the trek is going ahead as planned.
Naoro Village.JPGTrekkers have now reached Menari where they are spending the night. Everyone continues to do well.
Menari River before Brigade H.JPGHave not heard from Ernst today but am assuming they must have stopped for the night around the Templeton area.
Last night was spent at Naduri Village.
Tree House at Naduri Village.jpgCongratulations are in order for this trek as they ended up walking off the track today, 1 day ahead of schedule due to the congestion of the campsites all the way from Deniki, Hoi.
A decision was made rather than squeeze in with other trekkers that they would push on and reach our base in Kokoda, Orohaven. I spoke to George at Kovello area and he said they were all find, full of spirits and were looking forward to walking under the archway. Well done!
Kokoda Archway.jpgTrekkers have a relaxing day today hanging out in Kokoda. Tomorrow morning they will be flown back into Port Moresby.
Earlier today they all went for a walk up to the Kokoda Station area before returning to our base in Kokoda at Orohaven.
Orohaven H.JPG
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