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Update 10th July: My apologies I did not get anything up yesterday as we just simply ran out of time with all the logistical things we had to do.
Trek 299 got away as planned and had a 5am start. They stopped at Bomana War Cemetery for approximately an hour and were up at Owers' Corner around 8:30am.
Trekkers are:
Stuart Cochrane, Mark Dutney, Joseph Cotterell, Brett Wilson, Ken Large, Marcus Rees, Russ Valentine, Warren Valentine, Peter Dutney and David Sheedy
Photograph: Group Photograph at the top of the hill that leads down to where the archway is at Owers' Corner:
IMGP4119__Medium_.JPGAs planned trekkers got away quickly and made it quite comfortably to Ua'Ule Creek guesthouse where they stayed the night.
Photograph: Ua'Ule Creek Guesthouse:
IMGP0169_Ua_Ule_Creek.jpgUpdate 10th July: Trekkers have now made it to Nauro where they will spend the night.
Yesterday after the other trekkers had departed, we had to play catch up with regards to Peter Dutney who arrived around 8:30am that morning on a flight from Cairns.
Photograph: Peter Dutney seen here at Bomana War Cemetery:
IMGP4125.jpgPhotograph: Group pic at Bomana War Cemetery:
IMGP4117.jpgPhotograph: Rouna falls lookout on the way up to Sogeri:
IMGP4118.jpgPhotograph: Naoro Village – some trekkers say the prettiest village on the track:
Nauro_Village.jpgUpdate 11th July: Received a radio message from our guide Winnie Pore saying they had reached Menari and that all are doing really well.
10157_Cricket_at_Menari.jpgUpdate 13th July: Trekkers spent last night at Efogi Village and all are doing really well with no problems it seems which is excellent NEWS:
Photograph: Efogi Village Guesthouse where they even had mattresses and pillows to sleep on – and you thought they were doing it TOUGH!
Copy__2__of_Efogi_Mattresses.jpgUpdate Saturday 14th July: Trekkers have reached the Kokoda Gap and are now heading for Kokoda. Their guide just now radioed in to say everyone is ok and looking forward to reaching Kokoda. Tonight they will spend the night at Eora Creek.
Photograph: Eora Creek Crossing:
Eora_Creek_Crossing_1__Small_.jpgUpdate 16th July: Last night Trek 299 spent the night at Isurava Village and moved of this morning HEADING FOR KOKODA.
Just now I spoke with our guide and they were at Deniki about to walk out to Kokoda.
Well done trek 299, you have WALKED THE KOKODA TRAIL.
Photograph: Around the Deniki area where they have walked through today:
Update 1pm:Have received a sat phone call from our guide saying they had all reached the Kokoda Station where they would look around before heading down to Russell Eroro's family block.
All trekkers were in good spirits and the boys were just so happy to have got them to Kokoda.
Photograph: Kokoda Station Monument Area:
Kokoda__Small_.jpgUpdate 17th July: Trekkers are now back in Port Moresby having arrived by charter around 9am this morning.
We met up with them tonight and they all appeared to have had a great time on the Kokoda Trail although no-one had their hand up to come back!
Photograph: taken this morning at the Hevi Lift airport terminal building shortly after they had all arrived back from Kokoda. As you will see we didn't loose anyone – they are accounted for.
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