Trekkers had a short day today and are now in Menari for the night. Tomorrow will be a tough day as they walk up to Brigade Hill, down to Efogi, followed by a climb up to Kagi. Everyone continues to do well and looking forward to hearing the scores from the rugby tonight. Go Wallabies!post-1276-0-22990200-1375607239.jpg

Around 3pm this afternoon this trek walked into Naoro Village. All trekkers and our KTL boys continue to do well. Tonight they share the campsite with another group walking in the opposite direction. Today the track was slippery – especially the downhills! Tomorrow the plan is to give them a shorter day and head to Menari for the night. Naoro.jpg

Goodbye trek 973 – so good to hear you all made your destination for yesterday, being Ua'Ule Creek. The guide for this trek is Trevor Jinga from Kokoda:Trevor Jinga.jpg

It was soon time to say goodbye to trek 973 but not before they posed for a few more photographs:Michael Hill at Owers.jpgLance and Grayford.jpgCheryl and Ernst at Owers.jpg

A short time later saw them line up for a group photograph at Owers' Corner:Group Pic at Owers' Cnr.jpg

Lance Thomas also met with his personal porter Grayford Enjeka:Grayford and Lance.jpg

At Owers's Corner, Cheryl got to meet her personal porter Ernst Jinga:Ernst & Cheryl.jpg

After walking around Bomana War Cemetery, trekkers were driven by Raymond up snake road to Sogeri and then on the gravel road out to Owers' Cnr. On the way they stopped at McDonald's Corner which provided another opportunity for a photograph:McDonald's Corner.jpg

Congratulations to this group of trekkers who walked off the track today into Kokoda. Later in the afternoon after a short stop at Orohaven Kokoda Retreat, they made their way down to Orohaven Pija Retreat where they are spending the night before being driven to Girua airport tomorrow morning for their flight back to Port Moresby.

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This trek is now at Hoi area for the night and will walk off the track mid morning tomorrow where they will be met by our transport and taken down to Orohaven. Later, they will be driven down to Orohaven Pija Retreat for the night.Hoi 640 size.jpg

Congratulations to the Road Rage group of 11 trekkers as they walked off the track today and are now at Orohaven Kokoda Retreat relaxing and eating pizza's. Tomorrow they will do some volunteer work at the Kokoda College before heading down to Pija for the afternoon and night. Well done everyone!Kokoda Archwaya.jpgHuts.jpg

Eric called from Alola to say they pushed ahead yesterday to Eora Creek for the night. Today their aim is to reach Deniki for the night and walk off the track tomorrow mid morning into Kokoda.

One of the women has a knee problem but will be ok and will make it to Kokoda ok.

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This trek is now in the Templeton's Crossing area and tomorrow will head to Isurava Memorial for the night.Eora Creek Bridge.jpg

Heard earlier today that trekkers had reached Alola Village but not too sure if they kept walking to Isurava Memorial or decided to stay put. No doubt by now they are all looking forward to walking off the track tomorrow. Our staff in Kokoda have everything ready waiting on them to arrive as the first plan Tony made was to walk off today the 5th.…[Read more]

This group have now reached 1900/Myola Junction area of the track. Trekkers I spoke to yesterday said it was quite cold there at the moment if you are used to QLD or the tropics. Victorian's felt it was warmer than back home. Apparently its been a dry track all the way from Owers' Cnr. until now.Walking towards Myola Junction 2.jpg

Clement phoned in tonight to report they are now at Templeton's Crossing II and tomorrow will head to Isurava Memorial for the night. Everyone continues to do well.Templeton's Crossing I.jpgIsurava (8) 640×480.JPG

This trek left Menari this morning and today were passing through the half way village of Efogi and heading to Kagi for the night. According to Clement everyone continues to do well.Menari Village aerial pic.jpg

Heard today that this group spent the night at Agulogo and today are heading for Efogi the half way point. Everyone continues to do well.Agulogo 640×480.JPG381057_436062573112012_799527208_n.jpg

This trek spent the first night at Ua'Ule Creek. The following day was a tough climb up Maguli Range to Naoro and today they have reached Menari.Naoro Village1.JPG

This trek spent the first night at Ua'Ule Creek. The following day was a tough climb up Maguli Range to Naoro and today they have reached Menari.Naoro.jpg