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Trekkers left here as planned on the 30th June – my apologies for not getting anything up until now but we have been very busy.
On Monday afternoon they arrived a couple of hours late due to a delay of aircraft out of Brisbane. After we met up with them, they drove off to the Gateway Hotel to leave some luggage behind and then to Bomana War Cemetery. Mid afternoon they were then driven out in our transport to Owers' Corner. The first night due to the late departure they spent the night at Goodwater campsite.
Trekkers in this group are as follows:
Tim Mars; Andrew McKenzie; Rob Collins; and father and son Halko Marovac Snr & Jnr.
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DSCN0063__Small_.JPGOn the way up to Owers' Corner they stopped off at McDonald's Corner:
DSCN0066__Small_.JPGGroup Photogaph at Owers' Corner and a quick view of the mountains ahead before they took off down the first incline:
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Hi Lover We saw the first photos on the website and you all look good. Hope your all still smiling and enjoying yourselves. Can't wait to see some more photos. The kids have now finished school for term two and we're counting the days till your home. All is fine on the home front, Mariah asks daily for her Daddy but she is being brave. All the kids took the book about the track in for news this week and they are enjoying looking at it and trying to figure out where along the track you might be. Love you 30 40 X infinity and missing you heaps. Hope your knee is holding up OK. Love Peta.Trekkers have now reached the half way point of Efogi where they will spend the night. Halko Marovac Jnr. is doing it tougher than the rest but is hanging in there. Arnold their guide sounded quite confident today that they would all make it to Kokoda.
Earlier oday they walked up Brigade Hill before heading down into Efogi, refer map below:
Photographs:
Pic 1: Map
Pic 2 & 3: Brigade Hill
Pic 4: Efogi Village
Pic 5: Former trekker standing at the entrance into Landy Noel's Efogi Guesthouse where they are spending tonight
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Msg for Halko Marovac Jnr
Hi Lover – just read the news that you are doing it tougher then the rest not good to hear. Hope you knee or whatever is making it hard for you holds up for the rest of the trek OK. We are all really proud of what you are doing but want you home in one piece. DT is costing the tooth fairy lots of money as he lost 2 teeth in one day, MH is staying strong but missed you like crazy & HH is being the man of the house and helping whenever I ask. I Love you and can't wait for you to be home. Love Me.Update 5th July: Have just received a radio call from our guide Johnsford who has now reached Efogi with his trekkers in 456B. I asked if he ran into Arnold and this group today as they should have crossed paths.
He answered yes, ran into them at Naduri around 9am and they were all ok and heading for Templeton's I where they planned on spending the night.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Naduri Lookout
Pic 2: Naduri Village
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Templeton__s_I__Small_.jpgUpdate 3:30pm 5th July: Have just heard by two radio from Arnold they they were at the Kokoda Gap and that all trekkers are doing ok. They plan on heading down to Templeton's Crossing I to spend the night.
IMGP4102__Small_.JPG Hi Halko Jnr Hope your enjoying your stroll in the hills!!!!!!. Enjoying the pictures wish there was some of you. Hope your knee is not holding you up to much. You must be well over half way by now and we are all really proud of you. Win & Pat over last night for drinks so am nursing a headach today and the kids have picked this day to be very loud. They are behaving but all missing you like crazy. Please send us some warm weather if you have any as it was 2 degrees this morning and only about 15 now at 2.30. Can't wait to see you Love Me.Update 7th July: Trekkers have now reached Alola and this morning I received a sat phone from Arnold and he says they are all ok and heading down to Isurava Monument area then onto Kovelo where they will spend the night.
Turns out its not Jnr.'s knees but his legs in general that have been giving him a hard time. The boys have removed most of his pack weight and now he is doing ok and moving along ok.
I passed on your messages Peta to our guide who in turn will let your husband know as it was 6:30am and he was still sleeping. In five minutes time we head out to Owers' Corner to pick up the group coming out today.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Alola to Isurava
Pic 2: Isurava Monument Area
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Isurava_Monument_Area_2__Small_.jpgUpdate 8th July: Trekkers walked off the track yesterday and right now are back in Port Moresby and spending the night at Loloata Dive Resort on the outskirts of town.
I met up with them this afternoon when they arrived back in from Kokoda. All were in good spirits and happy they completed their trek.
So congratulation trek 473 for successfully walking the Kokoda Trail or as some say Kokoda Track.
Photographs:
Pic 1: Hevi Lift aircraft hired to bring them back into Port Moresby
Pic 2: Group Pic shortly after they had returned from Kokoda
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