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We were up bright and early today for a 5:30am start to pick up our latest group of Kokoda Trekkers, namely:
Fraser Murdoch; Claire Lightfoot; Kylie Isaacs; Dean Haydon; Barry Dudfield; Brett Allison; John McVicar; Simon Betteridge; Allen Janssens; Roger Cripps; Anthony Draper and Ting Wu
DSCN0065__Small_.JPGMeet the crew led by Wallace Lemeki as guide and Dudley Babua as Assistant Guide
Wallace was very excited last night when he heard he had three trekkers all the way from England just to walk the track!
DSCN0059__Small_.JPGThey will more than likely get sick of group photographs but we thought we would share a couple more with you as follows:
Pic 1: taken at Rouna Lookout
Pic 2: taken at McDonald's Corner
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DSCN0071__Small_.JPGUpdate 1st June: Trekkers were to camp at Ua'Ule Creek last night but I cannot confirm this as I did not hear from them.
IMGP2043__Small_.JPG: Received a phone call from the group guide mentioning they were having morning tea at Ioribaiwa village and were then to push on to Ofi Creek for lunch, he informed us that they will over night at Naoro Village.
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D6_Morning_Campsite__Small_.JPGThe guide said that theyhad their breakfast at Naoro Village and push on to Mt Tamata for lunch,he said that they will over night at Menari Village .He had also mentioned that all the trackers are all doing fine and hoping to finish their destination.
Win_Haus_resized.jpgHi Kylie and Dean
Hope the legs are holding out for you. Photos of the group and country looks great. We are following the treck are dont envy the effort it must be taking walking the track so far. Are the climbs and decents as difficult as they look? Hang in there we are all thinking of you and sending positive vibes to keep you strong and cheer you on. Go kylie and Dean can't wait to hear the stories when you return.
Ron
Departed from Menari Village and heading up to Brigade Hill. Lunch break at the top of the Brigade Hill and then on to Efogi where they will camp tonight.
Menari___resized.jpgHi Tan, We are all missing you very much already. We are very proud of you.
Love Tash, Cole and Bernard.
As I am presently in Fiji at a travel tourism exchange, I have Horace Yauga doing the updates for me. Who is Horace you may ask, he is a student studying in Port Moresby who is sponsored by Kokoda Trekking. In his spare time he washes our vehicles and does anything asked of him.
Now he can add computer skills to his list of things he does for us. Horace is also the fourth fastest man to ever cross the Kokoda Track in 20 hours from Owers' Corner to Kokoda.
He is also the brother of Andrew Yauga one of our most popular guides.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Horace (left) and his brother Andrew (right)
Pic 2: Horace arriving in Efogi the half way point of his race in 2006
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Horace_arrives_in_Efogi.jpgTrek# 418 had their morning tea at Naduri at around 10am, and pushed onto the Kokoda Gap where their guide did a radio call. He advised that all the trekkers plus the porters are doing ok. They will over night at Templeton's Crossing 1 or 2.
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River_Crossing_resized.jpgHi Barry,
Thinking of you on the trail – Sweat it out boy !! Best wishes for a successful adventure
From Carol & John , Gwyn and Doug
Hi Kylie and Dean
You are our HERO's. We are all very proud of your efforts.
Sue said to remind you to look out for the leaches on the slippery decline . We have been worried that we have not seen you in any pictures after the group shots, your not bashful are you? The week has gone fast for us on the sideline looking on we hope you have had time to saviour the experience.
Be strong to the end, walk tall and join the elete crowd who have walked the Kokoda trail.
Love from the family
Hi Dad (Barry),
We are thinking of you and hope you are having a fantastic time! Don't forget to stop and enjoy the scenery. Look forward to catching up with you, so you can tell us many stories about your adventure!
Love Renee, Bianca and Boyd
Wallace Lemeki the guide for trek number 418 said he is very happy with both trekkers and porters .He said that his trekkers are fit and very fast in walking .He also said that they should have had lunch at Iora Creek but ,because they are very fast ,they skipped Iora Creek and had lunch at Alola Village .They pushed down to Battle Field to over night there .Kylie ,Dean ,Barry and Tan received their hi from you their family and they were all very happy .But they said they are missing their family and hoping they will get beck soon.
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