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  • 14/05/2015 at 10:08 am #107269
    Boss Meri
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    Trek 967: Trekkers had a rough start to their trek as they were to arrive on the morning of the 12th May and head straight out to the track. Luck was not with them as their flight was delayed out of Hong Kong and they did not arrive until 5:30am on the morning of the 13th May so lost a days walking having had two trips back and forth from a hotel to the airport so arrived pretty tired. Trekkers in this group include :

      [*]Kate
      [*]Tim
      [*]Chloe

    Trek 969: Everything went ahead as per plan for this group of trekkers who turned up in Port Moresby from 11am onwards. on the night of the 12th they all went out to the Royal Papua Yacht Club for pizza's and apparently they must have over ordered as there was some left over that Pat kept to give the boys as things stuffed up for them.

    The guys left Kokoda at 1am to go down to Popondetta as thats the time the public transport leaves each day. They asked me to get tickets for them on the afternoon flight just in case they did not reach the airport before 7am the morning book in time. So they hung around Popondetta until mid afternoon and made their way out of town to the airport. They then got the message that due to bad weather, their flight had been cancelled. The boys are used to roughing it so managed to find a patch of lawn to sleep on and something to eat and turned up again for the 7am flight on the morning of the 13th. The following day they arrived in Port Moresby at 8:30am in time to head out to Owers' Corner with the trekkers. Trekkers in this group include :

      [*]Kel and Adelle Henry
      [*]Jenny & Lauren Bruce
      [*]Timothy & John Piggott
      [*]Samuel Coote along with their guide
      [*]Pat Vainerere

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    14/05/2015 at 10:14 am #107268
    Boss Meri
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    On the morning of the 13th, trekkers were driven out to Bomana War Cemetery on the way to the drop off point at Owers' Corner. The road up to Sogeri is pretty bad at the moment but the dirt one from Sogeri to Owers' Corner yesterday was very slippery and wet due to all the rain during the week so it was a pretty slow drive. The two hired buses got bogged about 3-4 times so for trekkers the adventure commenced when they left their accommodation earlier that morning.

    Due to the late start around 2pm, they decided to pull up at Goldie River to spend the night.
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    14/05/2015 at 12:26 pm #107270
    Boss Meri
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    Before heading off, trekkers were introduced to their personal porters. Jenny Bruce and Ivan Semie are paired up. Ivan lives in Kokoda and is considered one of our best personal porters.
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    14/05/2015 at 12:31 pm #107271
    Boss Meri
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    Lauren Bruce met up with Lancelot Geroia.
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    14/05/2015 at 3:41 pm #107272
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    Ramsy with his trekker Adelle Henry This young man won our last Kokoda Challenge race beating several top class Australian runners in a time of just over 18 hours from Kokoda to Owers' Cnr.
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    14/05/2015 at 4:44 pm #107273
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    Kel Henry seen here with Sione Orosambo
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    14/05/2015 at 4:45 pm #107274
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    Timothy Piggott seen here with his personal porter Trevor Jinga
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    14/05/2015 at 4:46 pm #107275
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    Rommy Awuki our wood carver who makes the most beautiful walking sticks for trekkers seen here with Samuel Coote
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    14/05/2015 at 4:48 pm #107276
    Boss Meri
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    Trophian Ovivi who walked twice in April and saved his money for a lawnowner, seen here with Kate his trekker all the way from Hong Kong
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    14/05/2015 at 4:49 pm #107277
    Boss Meri
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    Jessie Aire seen here with his trekker also from Hong Kong, Chloe
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    14/05/2015 at 4:50 pm #107278
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    Pescol Kageni with his trekker Tim who also resides in Hong Kong.
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    14/05/2015 at 4:52 pm #107279
    Boss Meri
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    The Kokoda Trek Hero, fastest man on the trek, from Owers' Corner to Kokoda in a time of 16 hours 34 minutes, Brendan Buka seen here with his trekker John Piggott.

    Brendan also holds the record in the opposite direction in a time of 17:20.
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    14/05/2015 at 4:53 pm #107280
    Boss Meri
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    Bye bye treks 967 & 969
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    14/05/2015 at 4:54 pm #107281
    Boss Meri
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    Walking as a guide for the very first time on this trek, Gary Juary. Through hard work he now has a black shirt to wear instead of the usual yellow one.
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    14/05/2015 at 4:58 pm #107282
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    Last night saw the trekkers spend the night at Goldie River and tonight they have reached Ioribaiwa Village.
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