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Hey Phil
Hope the rain has stopped and you are trkking along ok. Went to the races today at Salisbury had a good day. Hope you are okay, miss you sooo much. You don't have to long to go now. Elaine says that she hopes that you are enjoying yourself. Not hurting too much we hope. Can't wait to see you on monday morning at the airport at 0700. Pictures are great hope you are taking lots yourself.
Love you lots
WendyHi Wayne,
We're thinking of you all the way in Glasgow, Scotland! Hope your knee is alright and the trek isn't too hard. Although Diane says the trek between Kirkintilloch and Chryston in Scottish weather is MUCH harder. lol!
Wishing all your fellow trekkers well. Hope you've got a hip-flask of whisky with you. lol!Looking forward to seeing you in 83 days time, save us some hugs!
Haste ye Back! (Safe trip home in Scots slang) 😉Lots of Scottish and Aussie Love,
Diane and Ben xxx
Hey Phil
It's 7.30am Thursday morning and i was lying awake thinking of you. hope you had a good day of trekking today. only 2 more days to go. I have never been more proud of you. You are doing great. Miss and love you lots and lots will leave another message tomorrow. Bye or now
WendyHi Sam
How are you?
I saw the pictures on the net and they look
pretty speco – looks like lots of fun. Pretty amazing
what you're doing. i don't think i could do that.
good luck and hope to hear from you soon
Paidi
1st October: Congratulations must go to Trek 523 as they walked off the track one day early today and are now relaxing at our base in Kokoda, Orohaven Kokoda Retreat.
The last I heard from my son Shane was that they were sitting around enjoying a few beers!
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I can sleep easy tonight knowing that you are all at the final destination safe and sound.
I will also have a drink tonight to celebrate this fantastic achievement!
Well Done
Vince, Wayne, Patrick and Chris, I can't wait till I see you and hear the wonderfull stories.
Sleep well and have a warm soapy shower before you board the plane.
Love PatriciaWell done team 523!
Hope you are enjoying some well deserved R and R.
Can't wait to pick you up from the airport chris, sam and Q, to hear all about your adventures. What an awesome achievement, especially for you Sam.
Have a good night. Enjoy your pizza and beer (not you Sam!)
Big hugs, love, Lorna (Mummsy)
After initial suspicions from decoded satellite images, it has been confirmed by our agent in Brisbane that a Newcastle East Public School Hat has just traversed the Kokoda trail for the first time in history. We have the photo to prove it. Another triumph for NEPS! Expect a telegram from John Beach after the holidays, SD.
Well done all, hats and humans.
Anne RGo 523 What a fantastic trek. well done Phil Elaine and I had a bottle of Champagne last night to celebrate. Hope you had a couple of beers too. Can't wait to see you Monday. Proud of you love you lots.
Wendy3rd October: I heard from my son Shane in Kokoda that yesterday trekkers walked around with their porters and visited their homes.
Apparently it started to rain mid afternoon so they may have got wet returning to our base.
As I type this, we are preparing for the flight to Kokoda that will head out around 9:30am to pick them up and bring them back into Port Moresby. The flight takes approximately 25 minutes. Trekkers often comment such a quick flight but such a hard slog to walk the track by comparison.
What the way my son spoke, they all enjoyed their trek and the hospitality shown to them in Kokoda. Not long now and you will hear about all their stories when they return home.
To Chris and Sam,
Congratulations on your successful completion of the trek. Trusting that other things were discovered in the process.
Sam-The-Man, you should feel proud of a job well done.
regards,
alanPTrekkers are now back in Port Moresby having touched down around 11:30am – all with smiles on their faces!!!
At 1pm I went to the Gateway Hotel swimming pool where I had arranged previously to meet with some of the people who arrived in from Kokoda earlier today.
I will post their photographs here for you to see they arrived back in ok and looking quite happy with their achievements.
The father/son and friend were already in swimming mode:
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IMGP0932.jpgOne of the guys was worried he would not catch his flight back to Australia and looked relieved when he was dropped at the airport to book in.
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