Trekkers reached their destination of Ioribaiwa around 5pm this afternoon and have settled in there for the night. According to McKenzie, they all did well today and looking forward to reaching Goldie River tomorrow afternoon.Ioribaiwa.JPG

McKenzie called in from Menari tonight to inform me they did not move on to Agulogo and decided to stop there for the night.

Earlier today they would have stopped at Brigade Hill before reaching Menari which is always a moving moment for trekkers as they reflect on what happened there during the war.Menari River.JPG

A few recommendation from trekkers :

Zac McHardy : "Mt Cootha in Brisbane have a track called Kokoda. Its intense but you short I think 800ms all up. Up and down I go."

Ali McGovern :"Mt Cootha Kokoda track and others. They start from Gap Creek Road Reserve carpark. Also the Gold Coast hinterland Kokoda Challenge track – 96 km of steep…[Read more]

http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/trakka.html?tripid=KTR02-13-009

McKenzie Didime just contacted me from Efogi.

He said the group were just passing through the village of Efogi at 10:30am this morning.

The plan today is to head to Agulogo where they will camp for the night. Last night they were at the village of Naduri. Everyone is doing well.Lanununu Village – Efogi II.jpgMenari River before Brigade…[Read more]

Just going to add some general tips about cameras in less-than-ideal-conditions since I've seen people asking in other threads:

Digital Compact Cameras

These are probably my recommended choice for taking photos on trek. Most reasonably priced compacts are rather cheap nowadays ($200-400 AUD) for something decent. A 1GB card is plenty for the…

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Perrys Lookdown.

Its just outside of Blackheath in the Blue Mountains. We did it a couple of times while preparing for our trek. Try and do it in the heat of summer for the true PNG effect.

Trekkers are now on their way to 1900/Myola Junction today. Our guide did not call yesterday so not 100% sure where they spent the night but the plan per schedule was to pull up at Eora Creek.Going towards Eora Creek from Alola.JPG

As planned trekkers were picked up from Owers' Corner on the morning of the 10th May and driven down to Bomana War Cemetery before heading to our based and later to the airport to fly back home.

Congratulations everyone from all of us here at Kokoda Trekking.

Photographs have been posted to our facebook page, click on the following link to…[Read more]

Trekkers are now at Ofi Creek and tomorrow will head to Goldie River for their last night on the track. Peter and David flew out from Menari earlier this morning which now leaves 8 walking towards the finish line.Climbing up from Ofi Creek.jpg

The group are now on the home stretch after walking through Efogi earlier today being the half way point. They are now settled in for the night at Menari Village.

After walking off from Efogi they would have had a climb up to Brigade Hill where no doubt they reflected back on what happened in this area during the war.

Two more nights on the…[Read more]

Trekkers are now at the village of Naduri. Everyone continues to do well. Tomorrow they have a big day ahead of them as the plan is to reach Agulogo and/or Menari.Naduri Village.jpg

Trekkers have now reached Eora Creek where they will spend the night. All trekkers are doing well. Tomorrow plan a) is to reach Naduri, plan B) is 1900/Myola Junction. Today they would have crossed this newly erected cane bridge.Eora Creek Bridge.jpg

Think of trekkers today as they climb, climb, climb, up, up, up to Isurava Village. Locals refer to the climb as 'test mountain'. After reaching this point, they will then move on to Isurava Memorial which is always a highlight of any walk across the Kokoda Trail.

If you want to follow them through our GPS system, please click on the link…[Read more]

Trekkers arrived at Kokoda around 1pm today where they had lunch at our base, Orohaven and tucked into a few pizza's before heading up to the Kokoda Station. Mid afternoon they commenced their walk and have now reached their destination of Deniki where they are spending the night. It would have been a good time to walk to avoid the hottest part of…[Read more]

Minutes before they walked inside to the boarding lounge, the group photograph below was taken:

On arrival in Popondetta they were met by their guide Ernst Jinga, visited the war memorial area, no doubt purchased some water and possibly snacks and are now heading up to Orohaven our base in Kokoda where they will have lunch before heading off to…[Read more]

I've always called it Kokoda Trail and I'll be doing the TRAIL October 2014.

Congratulations to trekkers who walked under the archway in Kokoda earlier today. At the present time they would all have tucked into a few pizza's At Orohaven, our base in Kokoda and no doubt by now would have retired for the night. Tomorrow they will be flown back into Port Moresby. Well done everyone!DSC_5928.jpg

Today trekkers reached Isurava Village. Tomorrow they will walk out in to Kokoda having successfully completed their trek. Earlier today they passed through Isurava Memorial before heading down to where they are now spending the night. They all continue to do well and no doubt at this stage will be excited to know tomorrow they will reach…[Read more]

Last night trekkers were at Eora Creek and would have walked across the new cane bridge they have built across the raging creek. I can still recall the roar of that creek as the water pounded on the rocks.Eora Creek Bridge.jpg