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Trek 81: This group are currently running a day behind schedule due to one trekker Lynne Gilbert being airlifted off the trail today at Va'Ule Creek due to exhaustion/fatigue. Lynn has now been released from hospital and spoke to me tonight from the Gateway Hotel where she will rest before flying home tomorrow.
Russell Eroro has made up a plan for the group to catch up time and they still should end up in Kokoda as per schedule. Murray Jones will fly into Kagi tomorrow and catch up with his group of trekkers following the Blue Sky Foundation Trek.
Trek 73:This trek is going really well and no problems whatsoever so far. Although taking off a day later they have now caught up with Trek 81 and both treks are spending the night at Nauro Village.
Nauro Village Guesthouse where the above group will be overnighting:
Picture_037_Nauro.jpgTrek 62 & 83: Both these treks seem to have joined up and are currently spending the night at Efogi. All trekkers are going ok and their guide is confident they will all complete their trek at Ower's Corner on the 2nd May.
Photograph – Landy Noel's Guesthouse area where the above treks will spend the night:
Picture_114.jpgUpdate 28th April, 2005:
Trek 62 – Derek Brown's & Trek 83 – Warren Turner's are travelling together and are heading for Manari where they will spend the night.
Trek 81 – Murray Jones Trek – overnighted at Nauro now heading for Brigade Hill. Trekkers are all safe – no problems, no accidents everyone is happy.
Trek 73 – Keith Greenwood – they overnighted at Ofi Creek. This morning they are heading to Nauro and then onto Manari.
As a result our groups will meet tonight and there will be 3 treks at Manari tonight.
No problems, everyone is walking strongly and fit.As of 3:35pm today
TREK 81: We got a call from Murray Jones group confirming they are taking the last climb up to Brigade Hill. The guys took time to cool off at the creek at the foot of Brigade before taking their uphill walk. No reports of injuries, everyone are reportedly doing fine.
The group caught up with Trek 73 – Keith Greenwood's group who is currently heading for Menari.
TREK 83: This group confirmed their present location was at Menari where they are likely to catch up with the other two groups and camp for the night. Weather seems fine out there, mostly dry throughout and the trek seems to be going well.
All seemed well for the day with the trekkers doing well. By the end of today everyone should arrive at the camping sites, tired and exhausted and wanting to rest and getting ready yet for another day of trekking tommorow.
Update 29th April, 2005;
Trek 81- Murray Jones Trek, current location Brigade Hill heading toward Naduri. All trekkers are doing fine and everyone?s ok. Weather call from their side, it?s pretty much sunny and hot.
Trek 83 – Warren Turner?s Trek & Trek 62 – Derek Browns Trek, are still moving together. Their current location is at Brown River, they will rest have lunch and proceed on to Nauro. Everyone?s ok, and doing pretty good.
Trek 73 – Keith Greenwood?s Trek. After spending the night at Nauro they are now proceeding on to Menari, their current location Menari Look-Out Point. All trekkers are doing well and everyone?s ok. It rained a little yesterday, but today they say the weather looks fine.
The latest on the trail;
Both, Trek 83 & Trek 62 have now reached Nauro, they will over night there.
Trek 73, is currently at Menari, they will spend the night there and proceed on tomorrow.
Trek 81; are now at Naduri.
Overall; all the trekkers are fine, there are no problems, no-ones given up yet, everyone?s doing well and they are all ok and still looking fit. The weather looks good at all ends, so is the trail so that?s good. They will all spend the night at their respective camp sites and continue tomorrow.
Update 2nd May, 2005;
Back again, two groups Trek 62 – Derek Brown?s & Trek 83 – Warren Turner?s group have now reached Port Moresby. The trekkers were picked up at Owers? Corner this morning and were brought back into Port Moresby.
All trekkers did extremely well, everyone?s fine no injuries or problems they are all ok. There were smiles on each ones faces, which clearly indicates that they?ve finally made it out safe and sound in one peace.
For Trek 81 – Murray Jones group; all trekkers are fine. Their current location Kokoda Station, which is almost to the end of their trek, well it is the end. They will head to Russell?s Family Block in Kokoda which is about 15 minutes walk, where they will spend the night and return to Port Moresby tomorrow.
Well Congratulations to all you trekkers who finished the trek.
Trek 73 – Keith Greenwood?s group; all trekkers are fine, no ones injured or have any problems, they are all ok. They are currently at Isurava, they will spend the night and come out to Kokoda tomorrow.
For the new trek that just went in Trek 86 – The Private Trek, they are also in Isurava, and they too will spend the night there, but not in the same camp site as Trek 73, they will be in the same area but in different villages. All trekkers are doing ok and everyone?s fine.
Update 3rd May, 2005:
Trek 81 – Murray Jones group has just touched down Jackson?s airport, Port Moresby. They?ll be picked up there and taken back to their respective Hotel; all trekkers did very well at the end of their trail yesterday afternoon, with no injuries what so ever, everyone?s ok and they are all doing fine.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL
I just heard from Gail on the two way radio that she?s not going to take Murray Jones trekkers to their Hotel just yet; she will take the trekkers for a ride around the city to have a look around before heading back to the Hotel, their current location is at The Parliament House, in Waigani.
Updates 4th May, 2005
If you have been following up on this treks here is the current updates from all treks – Trek 62, 73, 81 and 83 have successfully passed out from Kokoda and some are heading back for home.
Trekkers from group 62, 83 and 81 were each issued their Certificates of Achievement (COA). Yes, What an achievement, congratulations to everyone.
As for group 73: they have finally made it to Kokoda and will overnight at Russel's Block before going on sightseeing tommorrow on PMV -Rusty's KTL1.
The group will visit Oro guesthouse first thing in the morning and then drive down to Buna and Gona coast before heading to Oro Bay, Popondetta where they are likely to catch the next flight into Port Moresby.
They too will be handed their COA before heading back home.
From us here at Kokoda Trekking Congratulations once again and thankyou for trekking with us.
As for group that headed out on May 1st, they should be heading up towards Mt Bellamy before arriving at the camping at Naduri or near Myola junction.
This are the 9 Day 8 Night Trek to Kokoda to Ower's Corner who are likely to complete their trek at Ower's Corner on 9th May, 2005.
List of Trekker for this group includes:
1. Danny Glasson
2. Damien Johnston
3. Lindon Reed
4. Ross Growcott
5. Sam Marino
6. Ian Quirk-Anderson
7. Dan KerridgeLatest on the trail; 4th May, 2005
Trek 86 ? The Private Trek, all trekkers are ok, everyone?s doing extremely well. No ones injured or have any problems. They are now at Kagi; they will spend the night there and proceed on to Brigade Hill tomorrow.
The weather at there end is wet, so yeah it?s been raining up there for the last couple of days. But, so far all the trekkers have done really well, so that?s good news.
Update 6th May, 2005:
Trek 73 – Keith Greenwood?s group.
The group, left Russell?s family block in Kokoda yesterday morning, and were driven up to Gona and others parts of the area, by the KTL 1 boy?s and the group?s guide John Eroro, Russell?s brother, to have a look around. They not only looked around at the place and visited the monuments, but they even got a taste of the beach as well, they went swimming and quite enjoyed it.
Anyway, the trekkers then decided to spend the night at the Lamington Hotel in Popondetta, which they did and are now, waiting for their plane at Giruwa airstrip. All trekkers are ok and everyone?s fine.
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