It was soon time to get on board our troopcarrier and make out way out on the road:IMG_2455 1280×768 640×480.JPG

Congratulations are in order as this group walked out in Kokoda and are presently relaxing at Orohaven. Well done everyone! Also a big THANK YOU to their guide Horace Yauga (pictured below) taken on another of his treks; Jessie Aire a personal porter and the two food porters, Prichard Fovoe and Samson Hauje.Trek 748 Arriving at Kokoda (11) 640×480.JPG

Trekkers are now at Isurava Memorial area and tomorrow will walk off the track into Kokoda. This is the place where the Australian 39th Battalion, average age of 18, fought desperately to slow the southward Japanese advance in August 1942. Private Bruce Kingsbury was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross in this action. Now the site of the Isurava…[Read more]

Trekkers have now reached Templeton's I and continue to do well. Tomorrow they will head to Isurava Memorial to spend the night.

According to Horace, no-one has any problems and the trek is progressing according to plan.Day 6-Templeton's Crossing 2 640×480.jpg

Trekkers have now reached the half way point of Efogi so they are going along really well. If you would like to follow their progress using our GPS system, please click on the link below.

http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/trakka.html?tripid=KTR02-12-065

Last night was spent at Agulogo.

Picture them crossing Brown River as they made their way to…[Read more]

Yesterday they stopped at Ua'Ule Creek for the night. Today I received an update from Ofi Creek to say plan a) was Agulogo and plan <img src='http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/forums/public/style_emoticons//cool.png‘ class=’bbc_emoticon’ alt=’B)’ /> was Naoro.

Everyone is doing ok with Maureen toughing it out more than the other three but Horace is…[Read more]

Food porters on this trek include two guys from Pirive village in Kokoda by the name of Samson Hauje and Prichard FovoeIMG_2254 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2255 1280×768 640×480.JPG

It was soon time to bid our farewell and to wave goodbye to trek 870:IMG_2266 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2267 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2270 1280×768 640×480.JPGIMG_2271 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpg

The guide for this trek is HORACE YAUGA who comes from Kokoda but who has been schooling in Port Moresby throughout 2012. In August Horace came 2nd in our annual Kokoda Challenge Race in just under 19 hours from Kokoda to Owers' Corner.

Horace collected K2500 ($1250) for his win which helped towards a lawn mower for his family in Kokoda and the…[Read more]

But not before having their photographs taken under the archway:IMG_2257 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2258 1280×768 640×480.JPGIMG_2259 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2260 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2262 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2263 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpg

At Owers' trekkers trekkers sat under the shade whilst the boys on their trek prepared the gear and not too long afterwards it was time to move off.IMG_2253 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpgIMG_2252 1280×768 800×600 640×480.jpg

On arrival at Owers' Corner, Maureen Butler met her personal porter Jessie Aire from Ajeka Village near Kokoda who would walk alongside her every step of the way to Kokoda. Jessie is one of our most popular porters. He has always entered our Kokoda Challenge races and is never out of the top 10. His best effort has been to finish 3rd from…[Read more]

On the way out to the drop off point at Owers' Corner we stopped at McDonald's Corner where another photograph opportunity presented itself.IMG_2250 1280×768.JPG

On the way up to Sogeri, we paid a visit to the Bomana War Cemetery.IMG_2247 1280×768.JPGIMG_2246 1280×768.JPG

Congratulations are in order for these trekkers as they walked off the track and into our base in Kokoda around 4pm this afternoon. I will catch up with them tomorrow morning when they fly in from Kokoda. Photographs will be posted tomorrow afternoon. Well done everyone from all of us here at Kokoda Trekking.Trek 689a.jpgKokoda Archwaya.jpg

Well done Shane and good luck to all trekkers. Congratulations to Dylen also on his first 'official' trek as a Personal Porter. Knowing Jessie, who was on our trek a few months ago and was superb, as we do, then Dylen will be just as good>

warm regards

Waza

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This his trek is spending the night at 1900/Myola Junction. Everyone continues to do well with not a problem in sight.

Tomorrow should see them reach either Alola or Isurava Memorial. They now know they are on the home straight so no doubt will be looking forward to reaching Isurava tomorrow.Trek 781 – tree roots Mt Bellamy.jpgView to the Kokoda…[Read more]

Trekkers reached the half way point of Efogi mid afternoon. According to Shane, everyone is doing really well and looking forward to the second half of their trek.Looking towards Efogi Village.jpg

I received a call from Shane at the top of Maguli Range earlier this morning informing me that everyone was doing just great and were about to head to Naoro Village before reaching their destination of Agulogo where they plan on
stopping for the night. Last night they shared Ofi Creek campsite with another trekking company. We keep our treks…[Read more]

Trekkers must have been excited to finish today as they were already on the track at 6:30am heading for Kokoda. They walked under the archway around 9am and are now at Orohaven our base in Kokoda relaxing and reflecting back on their achievement of successfully completing their walk across the track. I spoke to Bianca and she sounded really…[Read more]