Trekkers made it to Peter Malik's guesthouse at Ioribaiwa Ridge yesterday and are on the move again today heading for Naoro:Va'Ule Creek Guesthouse area in the vicinity of where they were last night:Guesthouse_800_size.jpg

If you are starting at Ower's Corner end, its the reverse of what is listed here.? Copyright to Kokoda Trekking. This maybe printed by our trekkers but not copied for any other means without our permission.Email: gail@pngbd.comKokodaTrekking_2.gif

If you have any historical research queries, pleae contact:Geoff DohertyBA, BA Hons., PhD. CandidateMember: Professional Historian Association, QueenslandHistory Research Consultant21 Lilyvale Street,Mansfield. QLD 4122Email: grandmad@bigpond.net.auWith a special interest in: Convict, Family and Military History

Message received from Anna this morning 27th March:Hi GailI just wanted to say thanks for all your help in the lead up to the trek. I found it an exhausting but satisfying journey and one I wont forget in a hurry. I hope things have settled down for you on the home front? Once again thank you for your help and my thanks to the many guides and…[Read more]

All trekkers are now back in Port Moresby from Kokoda. Four trekkers will head back home today and two will remain in Port Moresby and will fly back later.According to my husband, they all seem to have enjoyed their trek:

Trekkers would have enjoyed plenty of fresh fruit and food at Rusty (Russell Eroro's Family Block) yesterday when they arrived and last night for dinner just like this photograph taken last year on one of our treks.Fresh_Fruit_600_size.jpg

Trekkers arrived in Kokoda at 2pm Saturday and will fly back into Port Moresby Sunday on average should arrivare around midday sometime.Trekkers would have been welcomed in Kokoda yesterday by a traditional sing sing group at Rusty's Kokoda Family Block where they were due to spend the night:Picture_094.jpg

Update: Adam Tilley who was airlifted out last Sunday has flown into Kokoda and walked up to Isurava to meet up with the group. They will all return to Port Moresby on Sunday.

Trekkers have done well and are spending the night at Isurava village tonight and will head down to Kokoda tomorrow mornnig.

Please do not forget to put aside a night to head to your local cinema after the 20th April and watch the movie – K O K O D A.For more details: CLICK HERE to be taken to their website for further details:Kokoda_the_movie.jpg

sorry cannot post anything from PNG at the moment as telephone lines have been out of order and Telikom are still working on the problem.Trekkers are all going well however, according to my husband who just contacted me from his mobile phone.

Would you believe when our Mitsubishi Canter arrived in Kokoda, Russell Eroro – in celebration mode, put on the turban for the arrival of his truck in Popondetta, refer photograph below:Truck_in_Popondetta.jpg

The following day all trekkers wanted to go out to Bomana War Cemtery and to visit the War Museum.:War_Museum.jpg

Assistant guide Davidson Eroro (Russell's brother) and a porter could'nt resist trying on the head scarves – a parting gift – do they look the part or what?P1010115.jpg

Huge smiles all round with some local SP beer thrown in for the occasion:P1010105.jpg

A huge traditional feast was prepared for trekkers, porters, guides and ourselves which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present with a little touch from the middle eastP1010102.jpg

Photograph: A happy bunch of trekkers and porters seen here in celebration mood at Granger and Tim Narara's relatives house in Port Moresby:P1010099.jpg

Special thanks must go to Andrew Grierson for sending us this diary. Also special thanks to his brother, a young film director for his hard work in allowing the whole of Australia to view the movie so the likes of our diggers are never forgotten.Lest We Forget Andrew Grierson seen here receiving his 'Certificate of Achievement' from Russell Eroro…[Read more]

Sogeri – on the way back into Port Moresby:Warrens_house.jpg

Of course we think we have finished but we need to walk the couple of klicks to the vehicles as the track is too rough to drive all the way to Ower?s Corner. A thunderstorm pours rain and lightning on us as we set off and walk for an hour and a bit to the trucks. The track never finishes.Photograph: Trekkers at Ower's…[Read more]