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Hi Wayne.
Half way going great Love you Daddy I'm being good Mummy and me are at Poppy & nannys house miss you Sydney , George and school movies she is missing you too Poppy and nanny have been tracking you every day say hello to rion stuy & deanna, donna and schilly Hi Wayne sandra here i hope you are having a fantastic time. we are all well and hope you guys are too. we are so proud of you and hope you are really getting everything out of the trip that you hoped for. we are so proud of you and can't wait to hear all about your adventure. love you and miss you heaps take care and see you soon. ps lucky you are'nt paying me by the hour you would be in debt like you would'nt believe!!!! We love you all and think you are all great
Love Poppy Nanny Sue Sandra George & Sydney
Update 20th September: Our guide Tarina called in today from the Kokoda Gap and said trekkers were all doing ok and looking forward to reaching Kokoda. Tomorrow will no doubt be a big day as they work their way towards reaching their goals.
They will reach the village of Alola, and then later on walk around the corner to the view of the Isurava Monument which is just an awesome experience.
Pic 1: Isurava Monument
Pic 2: A great view of Alola Village. The walk up the hill from Eora Creek is quite steep at the top sor a good climb for the trekkers tomorrow.
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Isurava_Monument__Medium___2_.jpgUpdate 22nd September: Just heard by two way radio this morning that trekkers made it to Alola yesterday. They were trying to push on but some found the going tough so a decision was made to stay at Alola for the night and walk out today.
They all have a big day today then as the walk from Alola to Kokoda is quite a long one. But hey, they finish today sometime so have done extremely well.
Photograph: Alola Village:
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Alola_Village_1__Medium_.jpgDonna,
Good going to you all. I would not have made it past the first day. You are all doing well. Looking forward to seeing you in a few day. Say hello to Deanna, stuart and the rest of the group. Remember dads words. Grandad and Dad would have been proud of you as I am. Erich is following your trek also. Matthew and Alicia and myself will see Erich tonight so we will be talking about the trek.
Love Mum
Update Saturday 22nd September: Trekkers are now at Deniki having passed the Isurava Monument area, down past Isurava Village, down another steep descent and are now a couple of hours from the finish line so no doubt getting excited about getting to Kokoda.
Photograph: Isurava Monument Area:
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Isurava_Butch_Bisset__Small_.jpgDeniki area:
Pic 1: Isurava Village
Pic 2: The track meanders through wild choko fields and across a couple of creeksDay_7_Isurava_village__2___Small_.jpg
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DSC03499__Medium_.JPGAbout now they should be walking out of the bush at the last village called Kovelo. They will then have about an hour and a half's walk to Kokoda.
Pics: Kovelo Village; Kovelo School & Kovelo Store
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Kovello_Store__Medium_.jpgWhen they arrive in Kokoda they will have a look around what is commonly referred to as the Kokoda Station:
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Picture_002__Small_.jpgTrekkers will tonight be the guests of the Eroro Family in Kokoda and will sleep in one of their many traditional win haus's such as the ones in the photograph below.
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IMGP1792__Medium___Small_.JPGHey Donna, the kids are being good, we're all missing you and we can't wait to hear all your stories and seeing all your photos. The boys won their firat touch game, the score was 6-4. Missing you heaps, lots of love.
Gary
Hi Mum heard you were almost there cool!! We're very proud of you and can't wait till you come home. Grandma says hi and sends her love and Alicia sends hugs and kisses. I think dad really misses you and I definetly do! We won our first touch game. Bet you wish you were there for that don't you. Anyway it's still all good here missing you heaps. See you when you've conquered Kokoda!!!
Matt
Hi Stephen,
So you guys are nearly there, we are so proud of you. The kids and I have been glued to the website since the last posting when they said you were only around 1 and a half hours away. We can't wait to see you.
I hope the chocolates lasted for Deanna and Donna!!!!!!!!!
We hope to hear from you really soon, we miss you.
Lots of love
Tracey, Daniel, Ashleigh and Kyle xxxxx
Hi Stephen,
We have been madly watching this site since 2.44pm when they said you were only about 1 and a half hours away. How is everyone going?
We are really proud of you guys. The Kids are really excited to see when you finish.
They can't wait to hear from you.
We all miss you heaps, talk to you soon I hope.
Love
Tracey, Daniel, Ashleigh and Kyle.XXXXX
Update 6:15pm: Our guide Tarina just radioed in to say they were all safely at Rusty's Kokoda block. They apparently arrived around 4:30pm this afternoon.
At the time I spoke to Tarina, they were having their dinner. He said they were very 'happy' to have completed their trek.
They would no doubt have arrived at the block and then gone for a wash in the creek before settling down for their evening meal.
Creek_2__Medium_.jpgThe plan now is for them to sleep in one of the guesthouses on mattresses with pillows and sheets….then tomorrow morning travel down to Popondetta by road. After looking around Popondetta they will travel out to Gona where they will overnight.
On Monday we have a charter booked for 8am to go down to Popondetta to pick them up.
Photograph: KTL 1 the truck they will drive down to Popondetta/Gona in which is based at Rusty's block in Kokoda:
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