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Trek 580 left Owers' Corner earlier today after being picked up from the Gateway Hotel around 7:30am this morning. On the way out to Owers' trekkers were taken to the Bomana War Cemetery before heading for the drop off point for their walk. At Owers' Corner, I looked at my watch and it was 9:30 as they walked off down their first descent towards Goldie River. Their guide for this trek is Cyprian Haera.
Trekkers are made up of:
- Deborah Thompson
- Cliff Harris
- Matt Carter
- Alan Vincent
- Chris Vincent
- Grant Potter
- Daryl Potter
This trek is unique for us as to the best of my knowledge, we have our two first set of twins walking the trek. Alan and Chris Vincent are two young 18 year olds walking with their Uncle, Matt Carter. Matt said at Owers' Corner, that he has waited two years to walk for them to be able to walk with him. Their sister and mother are also in PNG seeing other parts of the country while the guys walk the track.
Other KTL staff on this trek include Aidan Bauba; Cyprian Ujari; Francis Korove; Nelson Enoga; Freddy Yauga; and Bill Bauba as food porters. Personal porters I will introduce as I post their photographs below.
Matt was missing in the photograph below as he was still inside the hotel booking out and this was taken while we were all waiting for him to arrive so we could drive out to Bomana War Cemetery.
IMGP2627__640x480_.JPGGroup photograph at Bomana War Cemetery.
IMGP2629__640x480_.JPGOn the way out to Sogeri we stopped off at Rouna lookout situated on the outskirts of Port Moresby along what is commonly referred to as snake road.
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IMGP2634__640x480_.JPGAt Owers' Corner Deborah met her personal porter Tom Hango. Tom is one of the fastest guys to ever cross the Kokoda Track. He won one of our races one year from Owers' Corner to Kokoda in a time of 19 hours.
IMGP2636__640x480_.JPGCliff met Lenny Enjeka who hails from Sairope Village which is about 1/2 an hours drive from Kokoda.
IMGP2637__640x480_.JPGMatt Carter and his two twin nephews, Alan and Chris Vincent met with Kingsley Boropi; Sylvestor Tibo and Arnold Sevesi.
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IMGP2640__640x480_.JPGIt was soon time for group photographs before heading off on their trek under the archway.
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IMGP2643__640x480_.JPGTheir guide Cyprian Haera seen here speaking with trekkers just before they departed from owers' Corner.
IMGP2644__640x480_.JPGJust before it was time to walk off from Owers' Matt asked for a photograph with his two nephews:
IMGP2645__640x480_.JPGAs trekkers moved off it was a chance for some last minute photographs with their personal porters:
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IMGP2650__640x480_.JPGGrant & Daryl Potter are carrying themselves but posed for a photograph with their guide Cyprian Haera.
It was soon time to say farewell to trek 580 as they walked off towards Goldie River.
IMGP2652__640x480_.JPGThe following food porters arrived in off a flight from Kokoda after the track had commenced and then commenced their walk with the plan to catch the lead group sometime later in the night or first thing tomorrow morning.
IMGP2653__640x480_.JPGThe plan today was to reach Ua'Ule Creek where they would spend the night. We will no doubt hear tomorrow if this is where they ending up sleeping.
We heard from the track that the first night was spent at Goodwater Campsite area and not Ua'Ule Creek. The following night they spent at Ofi Creek and the last we heard they were heading for Agulogo. Today they should have reached the half way point of Efogi!
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