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hi all
Sounds like there is going to be a beer party. Missing you a lot. Jordy is being brave but he cried on Tuesday night but he is excited as it gets closer.( coz then he will be able to build Lego) Can't wait until saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( 3 sleeps) got some hard maths homework and want my dad back. i have also been late all week but it doesnt matter i hope you are enjoying the experience and as miley cyrus says: there's always going to be another mountian i'll always gonna wanna make it move.
( sorry bout the cheesy saying) can't wait to see you
loveyou xxxxxxx Annelise (Ganda)
Hi Beev, Marg just told us today about the website, pictures are good and it all seems to be going well, can't believe you have nearly finished, all that training at home has paid off. Well done and good luck with the rest of the trip, talk to you when you get back, love Merrilyn & Peter.
Hey Dad, hope you are feeling better, almost finished now. Im guessing the 10 cartoons of beer are not for you, hopefully they have some sars for ya. Can't wait to hear about you trek and see more photos.
Love Stacey, Josh and Kade
If anyone is waiting for an update and not yet heard from a member of this group,
I just received a text from Chris and they've reached KOKODA !!
He also said everyone is safe and fit. They're just tired! I'm sure we will get an update
and hopefully some photos real soon. Thanks to the Kokoda Trekking team for keeping
us informed and taking good care of our loved ones.
Cheers, Stephanie Willaton xIf anyone is waiting for an update and not yet heard from a member of this group,
I just received a text from Chris and they've reached KOKODA !!
He also said everyone is safe and fit. They're just tired! I'm sure we will get an update
and hopefully some photos real soon. Thanks to the Kokoda Trekking team for keeping
us informed and taking good care of our loved ones.
Cheers, Stephanie Willaton xThanks Steph, i just spoke to Tony, he said the same everyone is well but knacked. It was great to hear his voice.
Especially after they had said that he had been sick on the track.
All he wants is a shower and a shave.
Same for me , thank you Kokoda Trekking for keeping us up to date. and looking after the guys.
I am sure there will many stories to tell.Congratulations Darren & everyone for finishing ok. Darren,Jackie just rang to tell me she had a message from you. I have offered to have the kids Sat night too but Jackie is reluctant, so It's up to you. Love you, can't wait to see you and hear your stories.
Love Mum & DadConratulations Boys, its great to hear you are all safe & well and finished .Enjoy your well earned Beer and your bed….Keep safe and we cant wait to see you on Sat nite.(kids are counting down sleeps & by then it will be hours).A big thanks to Kokoda Trekking for this wonderful site and updates.Great to have been able to keep up with everyones movements and help keep the anxiety at bay.
Congratulations are in order for Trek 625 who walked off the track around 5:30pm this afternoon. A phone call to Kokoda at 7:30pm saw our guide busy collecting uniforms etc as they had not long walked into Orohaven Kokoda Retreat.
Another phone call later around 9:15pm saw them all sitting around having just finished 5 cartons of beer. Although I did not ask, I assume lots of pizza's were also consumed.
I could hear music in the background so assume they are in celebration mode!
Well done guys and of course our staff. Wallace commented to me…this is the fastest trek I have ever done and for the first time I felt the 'pain'!!!
Photographs:
Pic 1: The view from Deniki – Kokoda in the background
Pic 2: Flat ground, this is like the walk from Kovelo to Kokoda
Pic 3: Kokoda Memorial Hospital
Pic 4: One of the carvings I had made here in Port Moresby and sent by air to Kokoda
Pic 5: Kokoda Memorial area
Pic 6: Kokoda Museum
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SDC10756__640x480_.JPGOur truck was waiting for them down the bottom of the hill which is commonly referred to as the 'chinaman store' area. No doubt just like when this photograph was taken when a previous trek finished…our driver and friends would have been sitting on the roadside patiently waiting on them to walk down.
Here in PNG people do not look for seats, they just sit anywhere!
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SDC10758__640x480_.JPGA short time later would have found themselves at our base, Orohaven Kokoda Retreat. The photographs below were also taken on previous treks. Tomorrow when our camera arrives in off the track, we will post the trek pics on to the facebook page for you all to view.
I am not too sure which huts have been allocated to our guests, but I can remember being told they were putting five in one hut the the other five in another hut. So tonight you can picture them sleeping on stretcher beds like the ones seen here in the photograph below.
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Orohaven_Guesthouse_1.jpgOn the property are 4 huts and a flushing toilet which is quite a luxury after being on the track believe me…and a hot shower! Well thats if it is working properly as its operated by gas and it all depends on the water pressure. No doubt they will talk about it tomorrow as to have a hot shower is also considered a luxury after the cold waters of some of the creeks along the track.
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Orohaven_Guesthouse_Toilet.jpgOn arrival the area would have looked pretty much like in the photograph below with backpacks all over the place!
SANY0656__640x480_.JPGUpdate 14th May: Its 9:35am and the trekkers are just boarding our chartered flight in Kokoda to head back to Port Moresby. They should be back at the Gateway Hotel no later then 10:30am. If you wanted to give them a call to congratulate their achievement, the number is:
0011 675 327 8100 (Gateway Hotel) and then ask for the name of the person you are trying to locate.
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