Trek 747 – the crazy guys playing catch up to the other three treks that commenced their walk on the 16th are on the track! We worked out today they should reach the other group somewhere around the 1900/Myola Junction/Eora Creek area. This morning we said goodbye to them at 8:30. They are walking from Owers Cnr to Kokoda. They have with them…[Read more]

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Yesterday we said goodbye to Trek 667 who flew into Kokoda. This group will be lead by Wallace Lemeki. The group spent the night at Orohaven Kokoda Retreat and this morning commenced their walk up to Isurava Village. 5 trekkers were on the flight and one other Vanessa joined them having come up from Popondetta. The group is made up as follows:…[Read more]

All treks are doing well. Today I received a call from Maguli Range saying they spent the night just short of Efogi at Japs ladder area. Shane's group were at Ofi Creek. Today they are all on the move heading towards Menari. According to them, at this stage they are not experiencing too much traffic on the track and are all walking at their…[Read more]

Last but not least, was Shane Thomas with his group of trekkers who managed to commence their walk around 10am. They are as follows:

• Shane Carle
• Lisa Cooke
• Elie Hammam
• Eamon O'Connor
• Kerri Townsend

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The 2nd group to head off was John Derick Eroro who has walked the track hundreds of time and still gets excited as he prepares for another walk. His trekkers are as follows:

• Bryan
• Dee Finch
• Peter Bulloch
• Stuart Bulloch
• Charlie Tulloch
• Richard Keys

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Trekkers spent last night at the half way point of Efogi. Tonight they plan on being at 1900/Myola Junction so the trek is going ahead as per plan and all are doing ok and having fun.

Re salomon shoes: this brand is excellent and has been proven by our staff however for trekkers bear in mind that they have shoes where the sides are not lined, ie see through holes. Whilst this is ok with PNG guys as there feet are tough compared to ours and they can walk in anything, barefeet and thongs.Today, I purchased a pair of shoes for…[Read more]

Since trekking companies had to be licensed, it is now not allowed to just select a porter off the street somewhere to accompany trekkers on the track. All boys now have to apply for a trek license and to obtain one they will have to meet certain standards as set down by the Kokoda Track Authority. It was also announced at a KTA meeting last…[Read more]

With regards to porters, I also want to add that some trekkers even hire a porter JUST IN CASE as they want to try to carry to see what its like but have one on standby to help them across river crossings; steep slopes or whatever. These porters feel stupid carrying nothing so in most cases they help take the load off the food porters whilst…[Read more]

Hi there. With regards to the terrain and toughness of Kokoda, lets just say that experienced walkers who have been just about everywhere who have trekked with us, state that walking Kokoda is the hardest thing they have done. I think that is why at the end everyone is so pumped up when they cross the finish line as its truly an achievement of a…[Read more]

Hi Derek, with regards to walking sticks. We have tried different options. Initially the boys used to cut a tree then we got them mass produced by a wood carver in Port Moresby but they lacked the personal touch. Last year the boys decided to start doing them again but they let us down as some of the boys would cut and carve and others did not.…[Read more]

Hi there, With regards to flights from WA. Some trekkers come via Melbourne to Brisbane and then to PNG. Others via Cairns. However depending on your budget Air Niugini have weekly flights from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. So its really up to you how you plan your flights but just mentioning various options. We had one trekker…[Read more]

The lead up to what happened. In the first instance they took their little baby to Kokoda Hospital as he started to cry and they found it hard to settle him down. The hospital informed them they had no medicine and that they were closed until further supplies arrived. They took him home and wondered how to get him to Popondetta.The Mamba…[Read more]

I copy paste from our Kokoda Facebook page an answer posted by Nicole Young:I'm writing this on behalf of my husband as he doesn't have a Facebook acct. We trekked Kokoda in Aug with Mikayla & Co and Mark took Vibrams to do creek crossings and for at night. He found them way too hard to get on an off with the separated toes, especially at the end…[Read more]

What do our forum trekkers think:KSO TREK SPORT – Building on the success and versatility of the KSO and KSO Trek, Vibram FiveFingers presents the TrekSport. Our TrekSport offers a 4mm EVA midsole for plating protection and a lightly cleated 4 mm Vibram performance rubber outsole for added traction on a variety of surfaces. The Coconut Active…[Read more]

Hi there, my first impression would be that they do not offer enough ankle support for the rough terrain of the Kokoda Track but having said that I have not had a pair on my feet.I do however wear on a daily basis a pair of Vibram Merrill walking shoes which I can swear by. When I went to the website I must admit I was kinda shocked to see the…[Read more]

On the 29th December, Michael Butler from Sunbird Aviation flew in 110 cartons of SP White Cans as we were about to run out of beer. So thanks to Mike the boys of Kokoda will enjoy their beer come tomorrow night when they celebrate the New Year.IMGP2770__640x480_.JPG

Merry Christmas 2010 from myself, Russell Eroro and our staff who work for Kokoda Trekking. Take care and enjoy your day.P1070297__640x480_.JPGP1070294__640x480_.JPGP1070291__640x480_.JPGP1070295__640x480_.JPG

Other photographs taken yesterday at Orohaven Kokoda Retreat. As you can see the 'Birds of Paradise' are lush and tropical and all flowering:P1070286__640x480_.JPGP1070287__640x480_.JPGP1070288__640x480_.JPGP1070289__640x480_.JPG