Good News – all trekkers are now back safe and sound in Port Moresby at the Gateway Hotel refer photograph below:Photograph taken 11:30am this morning on the steps of the Gateway Hotel:Picture_160.jpg

Message for Ian: Hi Ian, Had trouble getting a message to you, hope you get t his. David is home from PNG enjoying his bed. Said they had a great welcome and send off from Barevotaru after finishing the tank. They were very worried about your delay in getting to Kokoda. Boys only had roof of 2 tanks at Martyrs to finish with a couple of days to…[Read more]

Editors Note: Sorry guys, they cant be in any photographs because they are still on the trail and they dont have internet out there.All photographs are from previous treks. Jessie just posts them so you too can enjoy their trek knowing each day the areas of the Kokoda Trail they are experiencing.Hope you understand…..kind regardsGail (pen name…[Read more]

If there are any drinkers amongst your group, they will no doubt spend some time today relaxing in their win haus with a bottle of beer purchased in the Kokoda Station like these guys in the photograph below:Picture_117.jpg

After finishing their meal they will all no doubt either head for the showers or another swim in the creek once again like the group before them seen here in this photograph:Creek.jpg

Following the welcome it will be kai kai taim (time for food) in much the same way as can be seen here in this pic:Picture_116.jpg

I am not 100% sure where the sing sing will be today in the Kokoda Station or at Rusty's Place. If at his family block the sing sing dancers will form a guard of honour and trekkers will walk through them on the way to the refreshment area. Picture_112.jpg

Just like in this photograph with the group that came in on Sunday, trekkers will walk around the Kokoda Station and take in the monuments and war museum and no doubt relax with their porters in much the same way as the group shown here:Picture_111.jpg

Rusty's Place: Trekkers will have the choice today of sleeping in one of the win haus's or pitching their tents and sleeping next to the sound of the river that runs next to the property. If you are wondering what a win haus looks like, check out the thatched roofed houses in this pic.Picture_113.jpg

Trekkers will walk into the small township of Kokoda tomorrow to a warm Oro Province Welcome complete with traditional dancing.Trekkers have been invited to spend the night at Russell Eroro's family block (Rusty's Place) where they will be treated to some bread & scones followed by a home cooked meal with lots of organic vegetables grown in their…[Read more]

During the morning drive around Moresby, I took them to the top of a mountain in the compound where I live and we took a group photograph:DSC02821.jpg

Another photograph taken yesterday at the Airway's Hotel while trekkers waited for the departure of their flight into Kokoda:DSC02823.jpg

This trek did really well and arrived back as planned today Sunday. Some of the trekkers had to catch a flight back home this afternoon so it was a pity Russell and I could not catch up with the whole group at the Gateway Hotel tonight.Russell assured me the guys who flew out seemed to have had a great time and I am sorry to have missed them as I…[Read more]

I also couldnt help taking this photograph to show all the family and friends logging on, how I transported such a large around Port Moresby and back and forth from the airport today.Photograph: Trekkers sitting in KTL 2 – 13th August, 2005:DSC02797.jpg

Message from the trail: trekkers are ok and hamamas (happy) when they called in from Mt Bellamy, the highest point on the Kokoda Trail.They were planning on spending the night at Templeton's 1.Jessie was in the car when she received this call so could not read out your messages. The first time our guide Salvador calls again we will share with…[Read more]

Jessie had already left for the day but we heard last night by two way radio that trekkers had made it to the first night campsite at Va'Ule Creek and all were doing just great.Jim Kerwin and his daughter Hollie seen here at Va'Ule Guesthouse last year.Picture_011.jpg

Update 5th August, 2005:Tonight trekkers slept at Eora Creek along with two of our other treks. According to our guide, the trekkers want to get out early off the trail and stay for a bit in Kokoda and have a look around.Also there was a trek led by another guide by the name of Glen who is walking towards Ower's Corner. At the campsite also is a…[Read more]

Update 5th August, 2005:Tonight the group slept at Eora Creek along with two of our other treks. One of our guides by the name of Paulo was camped along with his trekkers who commenced walking from Ower's Corner.Also there was a lone trekker led by another guide by the name of Tony Evari who is walking towards Ower's Corner with Tom one of our…[Read more]

Update 5th August, 2005:Angus spent tonight at Eora Creek along with two of our other treks. One of our guides by the name of Paulo was camped along with his trekkers who commenced walking from Ower's a day after Angus.Also there was a trek led by another guide by the name of Glen who is walking towards Ower's Corner.I am sure there would have…[Read more]

Hi there, roughly you will walk anywhere from 4 – 6 hours per day depending on your walking speed and how the group are handling the conditions.Sometimes you may walk a short distance and then a longer one the next day based on the guides observation of how you are all doing.Hope this helpskind regardsGailKokoda Trekking