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Photographs taken today:
Pic 1: Our troopcarrier caught behind the POMIS High School bus when it got bogged on one of the first hills. We decided then to stop the bus there and for the 4WD's to go in and ferry trekkers and porters out.
Pic 2: What a sight – mateship at its best – PNG Style with a PNG Headdress
Pic 3: Two Kokoda Kids in the back of my PradoIMGP4715__Medium_.JPG
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IMGP4718__Medium_.JPGPic 4 – inside the back of the troopcarrier!
Pic 5 & 6 – loading up our vehicles
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IMGP4729__Medium_.JPGOwers' Corner Road Pickup today 22nd September:
Pic 7: Still loading up our vehicles
Pic 8: Gary Scott relaxing on the grass at Sogeri Monument
Pic 9: Climbing back into our truck KTL 2 for the drive down to Bomana War Cemetery
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IMGP4739__Medium_.JPGPic 10 & 11: Sogeri Monument
Hi Gareth
We just seen the pic's that have been posted today. We can't believe that John carried you up the hill!!! Are you OK? What's wrong with your feet??
Meri, please pass on our sincere thanks to John, he's an amazing guy to be able to carry Gareth up the hill after having walked all that distance!!
Looking forward to seeing you on Monday!!
Love The Clan
Caught up with the 'Kokoda Kids' tonight at the Gateway Hotel where we gave them a t/shirt and a 'Certificate of Achievement'. They still seem on a 'high' and rightly so, they have all done well. I asked it the actual Kokoda Track was harder than the hinterland on the Gold Coast, no comparison it seems!
If you would like to see more pictures like the ones below, please click on the following:
http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/photos/showgallery.php?cat=809
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IMGP4746__Medium_.JPGhey brooke how areyou? we have been non stop thinking of you . Everyone is very proud of you we miss you especially moochee .its been great to see photos of you to know you are ok. your hair held up well cant wait to see you only 1 more sleep lub ya heaps from your family
Owers' Corner 22nd September:
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DSCN1140__Medium___Small_.JPGhey taj, my handsom young man.
so so very proud of you and all the others.
keeping up with you everyday.
great photos and i think you've lost your longboard to tam!
missing you dearly and more than ever.
hope the kokoda kids are holding up well.
you are all ledgends and we love you all heaps.p.s the surf is PUMPING!!
mum and sisters. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Update 23rd September: The Kokoda Kids along with Gary and Samantha were invited to attend a barbeque at the POMIS High School today. After picking them up we took them for a drive around town and stopped at a roadside market place:
DSCN0771__Small_.JPGToday I was at the airport and took one last photograph before the Kokoda Kids boarded their flight back to Australia:
DSCN4746__Medium_.JPGOn behalf of Management and staff, thank you Doug for choosing Kokoda Trekking to take this years Kokoda Kids out on the Kokoda Track. We trust they all thoroughly enjoyed their trek with our KTL Boys as I know our staff enjoyed walking with them.
Well here we all are safe and sound back in Australia. Thanks Gail for making it all possible with such wonderful staff. John, Brenden, Tom, Lu Lu, Wayne….and all the others that made it such a great experience.
It was a very succesful trip for us with all the kids back in one piece and all healthy. Gareths feet are healing quickly. Tell John it was a form of a Planter Wart with the middle part falling out because of the moisture and the continued pressure of walking on it.
Once again thanks for such a wonderful trip
………….gaza
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