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On the 21st July trekkers were picked up from the Gateway Hotel and driven down to Tropic Air to catch their flight to Kokoda. It was an early start as they were picked up at 6:45am. However due to bad weather in Kokoda the flight did not take off until around 8:30.
The photograph below was taken not long after they arrived in Kokoda and met their guide Chris Suma who is with them – refer below:
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DSCN0069__Small_.JPGTrekkers spent last night at our camp in Kokoda where they had a relaxing day and night before moving off first light today to walk to Isurava Village.
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IMGP5170__Small_.JPGUpdate 22nd July: Chris called up by sat phone around 3:30pm to say they had reached Isurava Village and that his two trekkers are doing ok and made it with no problems whatsoever today Trekkers are:
Sarah and Jane Kaup.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Sometimes trekkers visit the Kokoda Memorial Hospital
Pic 2: The first village they would have come across – Kovelo
Pic 3: On the way towards Kovelo
Pic 4: Kokoda Station Monument area
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IMG_1259__Small_.jpgAfter Kovelo they would have passed Hoi Village and then Deniki on the way up to Isurava Village along with the chocko fields.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Hoi village river crossing
Pic 2: Deniki
Pic 3: Isurava Village
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IMG_1417__Small_.jpgMap so you can follow their progress:
kokoda2__Small_.jpgUpdate 24th July: Chris just radioed in to say they were on the move and were heading for Templeton's for a tea break. He said last night they slept at Eora Creek.
Trekkers asked about Australia's Cadel Evans in the Tour de France race. I quickly did a google search and was able to report how he was going. They seemed quite happy with the result so should be good inspiration for powering along on the track today.
Plan (a) is for them to overnight at Naduri, plan (b) is Myola Junction campsite.
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IMG_1151__Small_.JPGUpdate 26th July: Trekkers have now reached Agulogo which is past Menari. Yesterday he called out from Brigade Hill and said everyone was going well.
Today there were at Mt Tamata heading down to Agulogo when they called in by two way radio.
At 3pm Chris called by sat phone to say the two trekkers were down at the creek and the boys were resting at the campsite.
Photographs:
Area around where they are staying tonight.
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IMG_0977__Small_.JPGUpdate 27th July: This trek has now reached Ioribaiwa Village where they will spend the night. Both trekkers are doing ok and according to our guide Chris, enjoying their trek.
Photographs:
Nauro to Ofi Creek
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Ioribaiwa Village area
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IMG_0900__Small_.JPGTomorrow they will move on down to Ua'Ule Creek according to Chris who just phoned up around 5pm this afternoon.
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IMG_0885__Small_.JPGUpdate 28th July: Mother and Daughter will walk off the track tomorrow as they have now reached Goldie River where they will sleep tonight.
The pick up time is down for 8am tomorrow morning but not before their last hard climb up to Archway at Owers' Corner.
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DSCN0097__Small_.JPGmore pics taken on the day they came off the track.
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DSCN0099__Small_.JPGCongratulations Trek 415 for completing your trek. On behalf of Management and Staff, thanks for choosing to walk with Kokoda Trekking (KTL).
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