Antihistamines were at the top of my list, so just as well. Rocky – didn't think about my title, but now that you mention it, I feel a bit embarrassed lol! I have a habit of saying exactly what I think without thinking about how other people could interpret it!fluppy

Thanks Eve. I noticed this morning it was a lot better. Still a bit itchy, but nowhere near as bad. I am thinking you are right and that it is my body adjusting so early in the morning. I had thought about some vitamin E cream or something, but then thought it would be a waste of time if I'm just going to sweat it off…Will see how I go…[Read more]

I got a phone call today from our trekking company (sadly, not KTL) and it seems with all the recent deaths on the Track, people are quite concerned about covering their butt in case of potential suing (understandably).With 10 days to go, the lady on the other end of the phone now seems suddenly very worried about my asthma. Made sure we knew…[Read more]

Marshall – apologies in advance for the lengthy post, but this is an important issue. As previous posts have suggested, yes, it certainly is a matter of life and death. Literally. I am asthmatic. To make matters worse, I have E.I.A – Exercise Induced Asthma. I have been training for my Kokoda trip (which is just under 2 weeks now) for 18…[Read more]

Wow! What is that mini-haus thing they are standing next to? That's so awesome. I want one!fluppyEditor's Note: If you want to check them out during your visit to PNG you will need to jump in a taxi and head to the Holiday Inn or Crowne Plaza as both hotels have them on display.They are a smaller replica's of what the Sepik Haus Tambaran's look…[Read more]

Wokabaut Meri – Oh my goodness!!! I guess I don't have too much to worry about after all! fluppy

Seeds sown up! Lmao!Thanks everyone. I got it done today so it's out of the way.

Haha! I will never look at a razor blade in the same way again! Oh, and thanks for the PM. Your encouragement comes at impeccable timing

Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement & wisdom. I have printed out a lot of this and stuck it in my journal to help keep me motivated. You guys are like my second family fluppy

If I drink metho??!! re; duct tape. Thanks for the tip. I'll be doing just that.

Peter – what is it with guys and razor blades?! My younger brother does the same thing lol!

Still working on this – groin injury has almost healed (albeit moving further up into my hip *groans* )Anyway, 3 weeks out from trekking and guess who has developed a corn on her little toe (looks like a pus-filled blister, but it's not – had it checked). [attachment=8626:Corn.jpg]So what to do now and what to do if I get another one whilst…[Read more]

Speaking of blisters, did anyone find a use for Metho while they were over there? Thinking I have enough gear already, but would a small amount of metho be beneficial for my blisters when I am trekking?

Hi Lou,I am hoping you are doing well. It is now around 3 weeks until I leave now. So you would've been, gone & got back by the time I leave lol!Good luck and enjoy every moment of it – even the moments where you are dog-gone tired and fed-up! Have a really momentous time over there.Flups

Ok, firstly, thanks everyone for your advice and comments. Certainly taken on board.Secondly – a lot of our stuff had been packed already. Gaiters included. There is a detachable day pack on our main porter's pack. This was deliberately left off for the porter's gear. We found the detachable day packs too small once we had put our hydration…[Read more]

Brian – our sandles are clipped onto our the back of our packs. We are hiring porters. One each.Amazingly when we initially weighed our packs 1st time around with this gear it was about 13kg without water (this included our tent as we got a good one for more hiking – not just a once off). That weighs 2.2kg in total (so obviously we will be…[Read more]

Peter – Was this with or without a tent?

Peter – I'm not too worried about PNG customs – it's more getting through Brisbane airport that I'm concerned about…MTV – Wow! Only 12kg including water What are you guys taking? 2 sets of clothes, anti-malarial tablets and that's it?Please PM me a list of what you're taking so we can see if we can cut down on stuff.…

Hubby's pack – almost packed. The tent is in his pack, along with Duct tape, spare boot laces, zip-ties etc:[attachment=8546:Hubbyspa…utpacked.jpg]My pack – almost packed. I have the Gastro-kit (Traveldocs) in my pack:[attachment=8547:Mypack_a…gastro_k.jpg]So all in all (water was finally added in the end), with what we have packed so far -…[Read more]

What it all looked like at first: Where to start?![attachment=8541:Wheretos…gearalon.jpg]Some organisation taking place:[attachment=8543:Someorga…ingplace.jpg]Hubby sorting everything into relevant piles:[attachment=8544:Sortinge…antpiles.jpg]Sorting packs, sleeping bags, self-inflating mattresses…[Read more]