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Trek 505 left Owers' Corner for Kokoda on the 13th July with Clive Jinga as their guide. Two trekkers, father and daughter, namely Jeremy & Deborah Clare are walking with our guide and porters.
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You may have to look hard to find Jeremy and Deborah as they travelled out to Owers' Corner in the same vehicle as trek 424 which left on the same day.
KTL_2.jpgUpdate 14th July: Clive radioed in today from Emita Ridge to say his trekkers were doing ok and they they were heading to Ioribaiwa Village where they planned on spending the night.
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Pic 1: Emita Ridge
Pic 2: Memorial put there by the Kokoda Memorial Foundation in 2007
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DSC_0304__Small_.JPGUpdate 15th July: Clive just called in to say they have passed Nauro Village and are presently heading down to Agulogo where all three groups presently on the track plan on spending the night.
Everyone is ok and doing well.
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Pic 1 & 2: Nauro Village
Other Pics – Agulogo Campsite area
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IMGP3977__Small_.JPGUpdate 16th July: Trekkers have now reached the half way point of Efogi where they will spend the night again with two of our other treks heading in the same direction.
Mid morning I heard from David Clark in trek 477 that Clive had decided to spend the night at Menari.
However this afternoon around 2pm we received a message from Clive that they were at Brigade Hill and heading down to Efogi.
These trekkers are doing it tougher than the other two groups but we always inform trekkers its not a race, take your time, one foot after the other and you will make it to the end. These two trekkers will certainly prove that.
Half way and now heading for home which in this case is where our boys come from KOKODA!!!
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Pic 1: Efogi Guesthouse where they will spend the night
Pic 2: Brigade Hill
Pic 3: Climb up to Brigade Hill
Pic 4: View looking down to Efogi
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IMGP4033__Small_.JPGUpdate 17th July: Heard from the track today that they were at Naduri heading for Myola Junction where they would spend the night.
Both trekkers and porters are ok and everything is going according to schedule.
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Pic 1: Naduri Village
Pic 2: They maybe lucky enough to meet Ovuru Ndiki at Naderi
Pic 3: The track around these parts
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IMGP4058__Small_.JPGUpdate 18th July: Trekkers have now reached Templetons Crossing where they are spending the night along with one of our other groups while Trek 424 have moved away to Eora Creek for the night.
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Templeton's area
Update 19th July: Have just heard from Clive their guide that trekkers are still on the move and are heading to spend the night at Isurava Monument area instead of Alola as previously planned.
As I type this they should be passing through Alola. A few hours later they will turn a corner and there will be the wonderful sight of the Isurava Monument area. When you walk from Owers' Corner this I am sure will hit you more than walking up from Kokoda. Its a very emotional area for trekkers an certainly one of immense reflection as to how our young diggers were able to do what they did.
By the time trekkers reach this point they think its been a hard enough walk with the latest greatest gear compared to our young solders back in 1942.
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Pic 1, 2 & 3: Alola Village
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Alola_Village_3__Small_.jpgIsurava Monument Area:
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Pic 1 & 2: Alola to Isurava area
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Isurava_Monument_Area_2__Small_.jpgClive Jinga, Guide for Trek 505 (this trek) called this morning, 9.30 via sattelite phone that they have arrived at Kokoda and will be over nighting at Camp Kokoda. A chartered aircraft will be arranged to fly there to get them to Port Moresby.
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