Update 19th April, 2005; Things are looking pretty good out on the trail. Everyone?s doing ok, both trekker?s and porters all doing well. With some entertainment from the porters and guides (strumming their ukulele and singing songs along the trail), it seems the trekkers are having a really good time.

Chris Suma (guide) first group; all trekkers and porters are doing ok, spent the night at Efogi 1 yesterday (18th April) now heading toward Naduri, where they will spend the night.

Isaac guide (group 51.A); all doing well, heading toward Efigi 1 to spend the night. Isaac say?s, his group is a fit bunch.

Eric guide (group 51.B) all doing pretty good, spent last-night at Nauro, now heading toward Menari, to spend the night.

And the lucky last group;
Landy guide (group 51.C) everyone?s doing fine, their current location is at Nauro Look-out Point and are now heading toward Menari where they will be spending the night. Landy?s group also has one of our eldest trekker?s, Henry Walter Kelly. He?s doing really well so far, and has been walking with everyone, trekkers and porters and even the guide himself. Landy say?s, his very strong and very fit.

Update 20th April, 2005; Chris and his group are now heading up to Myola Junction, where they will all have breakfast before proceeding on.

Chris?s group also bumped into some of our trekkers at Kagi, Group?s 55.A and 55.B who are heading the opposite direction. All trekkers are doing ok and still looking fit.

Isaac and his group have now left Naduri and are heading toward Templeton?s Crossing. Although the trail is muddy and slippery, all his trekker?s are doing really well

Latest; Landy?s group, all doing fine, their current location is at Brigade Hill. They will proceed on to Efogi 1 and spend the night.

Chris and his group have just reached Mt Bellamy; they will have lunch there and proceed on to Templeton?s 2 to spend the night. His trekkers all doing ok and are very much enjoying the entertainment the porters are giving them.
The ground at their end is muddy, but it seems the trekkers like it.

As for Eric and his trekkers, they?ve finally reached Naduri, together with Cyprian and Tony?s Group?s, 55.A and 55.B. They'll all have lunch there and then move on, all in their respective directions.

Hi Warren

Usually all briefings are made, the night before your track begins, which is on the next day. So you get a better chance of discussing about anything and ask as many questions as you like to prepare yourself for the next days track adventure.

Mostly all briefings are held at the Gateway Hotel. Gail will answer to your questions, so I?m pretty sure you will get all the information you will need off her.

Cheers?.
Jessie

Editors Note: All trekkers are invited to the same room as the trekkers coming in from our Anzac Day treks at 6pm on the 24th April for a briefing.

Update 21st April, 2005;
Tony and trekkers, 55.A.All trekkers are doing well. The weather at there end is pretty good, so is the track.

Trekker?s leader Rob, who had a radio conversation with Gail on the two-way radio, told Gail that, all the porters and guide are fantastic, wonderful bunch of guys. They?ve done a really good job taking care of his group, and his team of trekker?s are very pleased. He also said that they are all doing fine and enjoy the walk.

Chris and his group have just reached Eora. All his trekkers are doing good, still looking fit and are moving fast. Weather at their end is fine, not like the first 2 days of their track, so they?re very much enjoying the weather and track and are looking forward to giving us the latest details when they reach their next destination, Isurava Battlefield.

Eric and his trekker?s 51.B,all doing fine, reached Mt Bellamy not 5 minutes ago. They will proceed on to Templeton?s Crossing and fill us in on their latest.

Lendy and trekker?s 51.C, all doing great, they?re current location, Naduri and heading toward Myola Junctions. He will fill us in on their latest when they reach their next destination.

Latest update:

Chris and his trekkers are currently at Isurava. They will be spending the night at one of the porter?s, Billy White's guest house. All his trekkers are ok. He said they managed to catch 7 Trout?s (fish) and 2 Ells in the creek yesterday afternoon. And they had the 7 Trout?s for dinner last night with some rice that was cooked in bamboo and left the Ells for today. The food porters thought they should put a little bit of PNG style to it.
At this time, the food porters are preparing the evening meal, Chris sound very much excited because they are having chips, chicken and ell for dinner. So while the food porters are busy doing that, the rest of the porters and guide are showing the trekkers around. Some trekkers prefer just sitting and sharing a joke or two with their porter or just telling stories about the trail or experiences.

For Isaac 51.A & Eric 51.B, both groups are heading for the same camp site, Eora Creek. All their trekkers are doing well. Eric who called in from the two-way radio not long ago said that, their current location was in the middle of Templeton?s and Eora Creek. So they are still moving towards Eora, it would take them half an hour before they reach their camp site.

Landy – 51.C is trailing right behind both Eric and Isaac?s groups. He?s group will be spending the night at Templeton?s 1. His trekkers are ok, everyone?s doing fine, their current location is at Kokoda Gap and they are heading to their camp site. Landy just informed me that Walter Kelly?s been doing really good and still looking fit.

Walter is very much happy and proud of himself, for coming this far and his really excited and can?t wait to reach the end of the trail.