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We met up last night with a group of five trekkers who headed out today. They trekkers included:
Mark Howard and Peter Howard, Richard Old, Fleur and Richard Grose
Group Photograph taken at Kokoda Airport shortly after they arrived:
DSCN0735__Medium_.JPGTrekkers intended to commence walking straight away and to spend the night at Isurava:
Photograph: Taken at Jackson's airport 9th September, 2007:
DSCN0726__Medium_.JPGTurns out Peter Howard used to live and work in Madang so is used to the way PNG operates. Fleur is Damon Goerke's partner….who is Damon Goerke? – the fastest 'white man' on the Kokoda Track having completed it in 2006 in a time of 19 hours – so obviously famous in these parts!
Fleur has decided to make this a holiday and a challenge at the same time.
Photograph: Damon Goerke a few minutes after he had arrived in Kokoda at the end of a 96km ultra marathon from Owers' Corner to Kokoda in August 2006:
Damon_Goerke__Medium_.JPGPhotograph: Trekkers shortly before they boarded their flight to Kokoda:
DSCN0728__Medium_.JPGUpdate 11th September: Sorry have not heard from our trek since they left on Sunday. However, we heard today from another group that they passed through Isurava, Alola and 1900 and now heading for either Kagi or Efogi. Will post more as soon as we hear from our guide Andrew.
Photograph: Trekkers at the Hevi Lift Terminal Building:
DSCN0727__Medium_.JPGTrek Update 13th Sept: Hi everyone, sorry I have not been able to post any updates due to the radios being down. However, today Andrew managed to get through and we heard that everyone is ok both trekkers and porters.
Last night they spent the night at Efogi Village:
10127_Luxury_Hut_Efogi_2__Medium_.jpgWhen Andrew called in they were at the top of Brigade Hill and will be overnighting at a campsite between Menari and Nauro.
Photograph: Brigade Hill:
IMGP0263_Brigade_Hill__Medium_.jpgUpdate 15th September: Sorry only heard from Andrew today to say there were all ok and were heading down to Goldie River where they would overnight. Tomorrow they hope to be up at Owers' Corner around 8:30 – 9am.
We also have a drop off tomorrow morning with another group heading out but today it rained heavily so we have to hope tomorrow we can drive all the way out to Owers' Corner otherwise they may have to walk a couple of extra hours to Vesulugo.
Goldie_River__Medium_.jpgUpdate 16th Sept: Congratulations to trekkers of 324 who arrived approximately 8:30am at Owers' Corner and who are presently being driven down to Port Moresby.
Archway_Ower__s_Corner__Small_.jpgHave just heard that they want to go straight to their hotels to wash and then head off to Ela Beach to check out the Hiri Moale Festival. Andrew their guide was there this time last year so has no doubt told his trekkers about the judging today of this Miss Hiri Moale Queen for 2007:
Photograph: Andrew Yauga their guide seen here at the Hiri Moale Festival in 2006 with another trekker from 2006 who attended the festival and then headed out with other friends from Owers' Corner:
IMGP2270__Medium_.JPGYoung girls swirling their grass skirts obviously hoping they get picked by the judges to be the Hiri Moale Queen:
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IMGP2357__Small_.JPGMore Hiri Moale Festival Pics. The last photograph shows the eventual winner in the red sash and the runner up in the blue sash for the 2005 competition:
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IMGP2381__Small_.JPGThey are BACK, some pics taken today:
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IMGP4681__Medium_.JPGMore photographs taken while driving around on the afternoon they all arrived back in Port Moresby. These photographs taken at Anderson's Supermarket:
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