Good try John, proud of you for giving it a go! I bet Leah and Isaiah cant wait to see you, theyll be glad your there safely! Keep trekking ralphys team! Love Aleesha

Update 5:15pm – Have just received confirmation that the chopper is in the air heading out to try and pick Peter up. I have to head down to their hangar at 6:15 to see if they got him ok or if they have to try again tomorrow morning.As for John, he got away from Orohaven around 6:45am this morning and should now be at Isurava Village. At this…[Read more]

Hi Leah Issiah and BroncoYour Photos look terrific I hope you are enjoying your Trek and glad to see you are not having the rain we have had here the last couploe of days. We look forward to see you and hearing all about your trip. Enjoy your last few days of trekking and RR and keep well.Jock and Rhonda

Update 6th September: Hi everyone, trekkers have now reached Eora Creek but the news is not so good today as we have to airlift Peter Rayfield off the track due to a swollen knee problem. At the moment, he is being carried down to where a helicopter can land and its now my job to get him off the track.This must have been giving him grief for a…[Read more]

Update Sunday 5th Sept: Trekkers have now reached Goldie River where they are spending the night. Tomorrow morning they will walk up the last climb to Owers' Corner and will be picked up by ourselves and driven back into Port Moresby.On the way back to Port Moresby, we will take a detour off the main road into the Bomana War Cemetery and should…[Read more]

Update Sunday 5th September: John reached Kokoda around 1:30pm and is presently enjoying some Kokoda hospitality. As for the trekkers they have reached their destination of Templeton's I where they are spending the night.According to Trevor, tomorrow they are heading for Alola and the next day should run into John heading in the opposite…[Read more]

Hello Leah @ Isaiah, we hope your both having a great trek Peter Creed

Hi, this message is for Amy Rayfield Trek 659 I saw the pics Amy, you look great! Im thinking of you and am so Proud of what you are doing!!! Cant wait to hear from you : Visited your house yesterday and all is well!!!Grace Paulo

HI Leah, Isaiah and Bronco and the Ralphy team,Its so wet here I hope you are having better weather. Its a special way to celebrate Fathers Day Isaiah, Dad would certainly be very proud of you. Keep up the great trekking.Happy Fathers Day to all the dads.Carmel and Lib may be coming over this afternoon to join in our family get together.Stay…[Read more]

Hello again Leah,We have just had Riverfire here, another spectacular display by the F111s. Still following your progress daily, sounds like you are all amazing. Have been thinking about you at night wondering how it all is.Keep trekking Team Ralphy. See you very soon. Lots of love,Karen. xxx

Hi Leah, Isaiah, Bronco and Team Ralphy,Your days sound huge and Im sure youre starting to feel a bit weary. Isaiah, Mum and Dad will be so proud of you. Im not at all surprised you get in first each day. Keep it up, you might have to give Mum a helping hand!!!!!! Just joking Leah.Catch up tomorrow. All our Love,Glenn and Karen and the…

Hi Isaiah and Leah,It is raining and its very muddy in Ipswich, I hope it is'nt muddy on the track. It looks like a lot of walking. Have you seen any snakes. I hope not. From Jilly

As you will see from the photograph below, Leah's father John Johnson on his way to board his flight from Port Moresby to Popondetta around 6:30am this morning. He was met by our driver Richard Aire and at the present time is being driven by road up to Kokoda where he will overnight at Orohaven Kokoda Retreat.Tomorrow, Monday, he will commence…[Read more]

Hello again Leah,We have just had Riverfire here, another spectacular display by the F111s. Still following your progress daily, sounds like you are all amazing. Have been thinking about you at night wondering how it all is.Keep trekking Team Ralphy. See you very soon. Lots of love,Karen. xxx

Hi Leah, Isaiah, Bronco and Team Ralphy,Your days sound huge and Im sure youre starting to feel a bit weary. Isaiah, Mum and Dad will be so proud of you. Im not at all surprised you get in first each day. Keep it up, you might have to give Mum a helping hand!!!!!! Just joking Leah.Catch up tomorrow. All our Love,Glenn and Karen and the…

Update 4th September: Trekkers were on the move around 7am this morning and walked as far as Efogi II before they called it a day which was approximately 1:30pm this afternoon. Sounds like Trevor decided to give them a short day today. Tomorrow the plan is to head to Templeton's I commonly referred to nowadays as 'Dump 1'.Have heard also that…[Read more]

Hi Leah & Isaiah,Dad left this morning packed and excited to be seeing you both. Your progress has been great. Isaiah you are doing so well and I am really proud of you. Give Mum a big hug for me. Love you heaps. Juanita

Its 7:00pm and I have not long got off the phone after talking with a guy by the name of Dudley who says they have reached their destination for today and that they are all ok. He apologised for not getting in touch earlier but said they have had quite a bit of rain and found it hard to get a signal out whenever they tried after getting into camp…[Read more]

Tomorrow they will have a tough day as they pass by Nauro and walk up Maguli Range. However, I am sure they will know they are on the home straight now so that will be inspiration in itself to push on.SDC10543__640x480_.JPGSDC10545__640x480_.JPGSDC10547__640x480_.JPG

Hi everyone, sorry no updates until now but it took until today to hear from the track. Turns out, one of the gentleman has been doing it tough and has not been getting into camp until late which has caused Ernst not to be able to get a signal when he has tried on the sat phone to call us. Anyway, today his brother Trevor heading in the opposite…[Read more]