Tufi Dive Resort & PNG Trekking Tours:Pam Christie runs PNG Trekking Adventure Tours and sub contracts out to us her PNG porters and assistant guide.Only today Pam returned from the trail with 13 of our kokoda boys who are resting underneath our home.With regards to Tufi Dive Resort, we also work very closely with Linda Honey and offer Pain and…[Read more]

I spoke to Brad Rowe this afternoon by two way radio and he said the whole group was doing just great. They all send their love to everyone back home and said they can wait to see you all again.

A group of our Porters & Guides seen here on the 17th April at Ower's Corner with the 81 year old veteran who walked with them to Kokoda Walter Kelly. Picture_007.jpg

If you would like to check out the spreadsheet attached, please click on the attachment.kta_trek_statistics_by_operator_2005.xls

Photograph:Tracy seen here at the Gateway Hotel trying on her Kokoda t/shirt:000_0110.jpg

Editors Note: John is a 'Specialist Guide' and if a group would like to request his services it is an additional $500.00 per trek on top of the normal trek price. If there is anyone on the Kokoda Trail that knows where everything from plane/ammunition dumps etc is, its John Derrick.

Hi Luke, just spoke to your dad by two way radio and he said he knew you would win when he wasnt there to watch.He said to pass on his congratulations to you. He also said the flight was good to Kokoda today and he was enjoying himself so far.love from Dad

Barrie, Tracey & Greg are back in Port Moresby and look really great. Barrie is sporting a beard perhaps Greg is too but I didnt get that close to check it out.However, they all look fit and healthy and seemed to thoroughly enjoy their trek.Tomorrow I plan on catching up with them and driving them out to Bomana War Cemetery or as they say here in…[Read more]

Trek 58 – C – only posting this separately due to two photographs taken of both sides of the room:Paul Cain; Dr. Gavin Salvador; Katie Flynn; Danny McLaughlin; Graeme Crowley; Cameron Crowley; Cathy Cruse; Trevor Smith; Anne Smith; Graham Smith & Andrew PriceIMG_0691.jpg

Like I said before I see every trip as a whole new experience. I very much love to share with each trekker to the best of my knowledge the history of the war. I think that the thing I am most proud of is that we are keeping the spirit of our forefathers alive by following in their footsteps. I am very much proud of them. I really like to emphasise…[Read more]

It is quiet a huge achievement given the experience and the number of treks he has accomplished. But when is John likely to stop? ?I don?t know what time I will stop as I had a challenge from an 85-year old man from the village a few years back. His challenge was: John, see if you can make it to 85 and still walk the trek. I don?t know if I can do…[Read more]

?When I became more and more aware of this fact, the more I became proud of what my ancestors did to help Australians win the campaign and must say the name fuzzy-wuzzy angels, I will treasure forever.?So instead of putting a stop to trekking just because I found it challenging I ended up working for Clive Baker for 2 years,? John said with a…[Read more]

?At a younger age and not equipped with the right kind of knowledge of how the brave Australians struggled to hold back advancing Japanese soldiers with the help of our very own fuzzy-wuzzy ancestors, I really didn?t think much about trekking in the first place. But when Clive Baker asked me I went on ahead as a hired personal porter and my first…[Read more]

Yes, they are ahead of schedule and want to make Kokoda tomorrow instead of Saturday.Therefore they will have one full day hanging out in Kokoda learning about the Oro Province cultural before travelling back into Port Moresby on Sunday.

Hi Malcolm, there are lots of people living in and around Brisbane that I hope would not mind having a chat with you.Please therefore, give me your home phone number and email address and I will pass on this info to them and they can contact you direct.My email address is: gail@pngbd.comrgdsGailwww.pngbd.comwww.kokodatrail.com.auwww.kokodatrail.com.pg

Trek 106: All four trekkers are now back in the Gateway Hotel following their pickup at Ower's Corner around lunch time today.On the way back into town we stopped off at the Bomana War Cemetery so they could pay their respects. We are just about to head off back to the Gateway to drop off their guide John Derrick Eroro and Rommey per their…[Read more]

Trek Updates:Trek 92 has made it to Naoro Village where they will spend the night. All three trekkers are doing ok and are on target.John Derrick Eroro's trekkers are also doing well and will be out a day earlier than expected and will arrive back in tomorrow Sunday and not Monday as expected.

Editors Note: Russell has finally got all the results of why he is not feeling well at the moment.His lower back pain is due to his years of trekking and carrying heavy backpacks and he is unfortunately stuck with the problem as its associated with arthritis. He has been given pain killers and told that working on a storage area at his house…[Read more]

We received a quick call from John this morning on his radio and he said they were all moving very fast and that they spent last night at Isurava Village. At the time of the call they were at Isurava Battlesite area.Due to the speed they were trekking he said he was not sure where they would spend the night but would advise later in the…[Read more]

A change from a swim in the creek like these boys are used to, in Port Moresby they will have a shower. Today, the carpenter put the final finishes to a bathroom cupboard and Manu painted it for them. Tomorrow laminex will be added to the benchtop and it should be almost finished subject to one more coat of paint.For the past three weeks the boys…[Read more]