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Wherever you are our KTL porters are not far away from you as seen here in this log crossing – Trek 179A:
Picture_028.jpgLouise Rath heard all about Kokoda Trekking from her husband who walked with us the previous year. In 2006 he stayed behind to babysit so Louise could walk along with her two friends Geneviev Johnstone and Amanda Marshall.
Photograph: Louise Rath (Trek 179A) on a log crossing on the trail, anything he can do, she can do better!
Picture_044.jpgOne of our porters asked a trekker what he felt he got out of the walk….he thought about it….then when we were handing out the t/shirt and certificate, he said that he never thought he would be holding onto the hand of a porter…..but he said it taught him that once he got over accepting the fact he needed help, his hand was held quite often as trekker and porter took on the Kokoda Track:
Photograph: A KTL porter reaches out for a trekkers hand in Trek 179A:
Picture_063.jpgThanks must also go to my two daughters Mikayla (left) and Cheree (Right) who pack our food ration packs under the name of Food4Treks – http://www.food4treks.com.au
Can you just imagine for one minute how much time and effort and packing has gone into feeding our 'hundreds' of trekkers. In order to grow we had to out source some of our work and who better to trust it to than my two daughers.
Their 24 hour food ration packs have been tested by Griffith University and we have been assured there is more than enough calories in each days rations to get you across the Kokoda Trail.
Photograph: On the left are packing boxes about to head off to Cairns which are then airfreighted by Airlines of PNG to Port Moresby. On the right are boxes of donations from ex trekkers which were sent by seafreight to Port Moresby which then found their way to the Kokoda Primary School and Kokoda Memorial Hospital.
100_0578__Small_.jpgIn February this year I purchased a workhorse, a Toyota Troopcarrier and what a workload this vehicle has had to endure throughout our trekking season.
The road to Ower's Corner would punish any vehicle but so far so good and it has not given us too many problems apart from the normal wear and tear:
100_0568__Small_.jpgOn the 19th September, a wonderful surprise as we met up with the family and friends of one of our first trekkers Anthony Lewis. When Anthony walked he met up with a young man from Alola Village with club feet who he told us he could help as it was his profession.
He asked his sister Kathryn Lance – Trek 174 to trace his feet so that a pair of shoes could be specially made for him to enable him to get around easier.
Kathryn came with other family members and friends and did get to carry out Anthony's wishes.
Trek 174 photographed at the Gateway Hotel after they had arrived back from Kokoda. Kathryn is in the blue shirt at the end of the table:
IMGP2414.jpgFor anyone who has trekked Kokoda you will never forget the UP, UP, UPS….
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Down_Down_Down.jpgAre the views and the villages worth the effort, we at KTL think so …..take a look at this photograph:
Village_2.jpgFor those of you who have trekked with us, many thanks for choosing Kokoda Trekking.
For those of you who are thinking of trekking sometime in the future, we at Kokoda Trekking would love to take you on the Kokoda Track and sincerely hope you choose to trek with us. HAPPY TREKKING
'Certificate of Achievement' and 'T/Shirt' is within your reach, see you in 2007:
Certificate_of_Achievement.jpgLets not forget your free souvenier of our KTL Kwila walking stick for you to use on the Kokoda Track and to take home with you…..
Isurava_Walking_Stick.jpgLest We Forget – one of the main reasons for trekking, to follow in the footsteps of our fallen diggers – Bomana War Cemetery:
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