Items of Interest inside the Diary:

• The Battle of theCoral Sea
• Infantry Losses
• Various Maps
• The Pacific – WW2
• Events on the Kokoda Trail 1942
• Level of command and unit structure
• The Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
• Kokoda Trail Mail Service Route
• McDonalds Corner Information & lots lots more

Kokoda to Port Moresby Map: Owen_Stanley_Map.jpg

Map on the 2nd inside page:Inside_front_page_.jpg

Author of the Diary is Bob McDonald long time resident of Papua New Guinea. Bob spent 41 years living at McDonald?s Corner at the Moresby end of the Kokoda Trail.The corner is named after his father P.J. who in 1941 had acquired some virgin jungle called Ilolo where he started planting rubber trees. There was no ?corner? in 1942, it was just a…[Read more]

Sample of material written inside the diary:The Kokoda Trail is an ancient ninety six-kilometre native track that crosses over Papua New Guinea's spinal Owen Stanley Range and is a concertinaed jumble of razor edged peaks, with unbelievably steep ascents totalling 5,500m and descents of a similar figure. This rugged terrain is made up of abrupt…[Read more]

Perhaps I am stupid, but I wonder why companies would manufacture a tent in the first instance THAT LEAKED, surely all tents 'should' face some kind of quality control before being released and sold.I mean how many of you would seriously consider purchasing a tent if it had written on it…..NON Waterproof, Tent….haha DONT THINK…[Read more]

Hi Anzac, great news, can take anywhere up to 18 on the flight at anyone time so keep talking and yes word of mouth helps no matter what business you are in.Re Security: Yes we have to be careful here in Port Moresby, but geez would I still be here if I faced death on the streets every day of my life…definitely not and I am a female! Main…[Read more]

One last photograph before heading off back home:081003.jpg

Your guide and porters head out the following day back to Kokoda and here they are posing with Steve's walking sticks that he so kindly gave away to Russell.Russell informed me they would passed to his son in memory of the day Steve Ovett visited their town of Kokoda. It is Russell's dream that one day his son will take over from him and continue…[Read more]

One more pic for the road as the guys head out of Port Moresby to Brisbane Australia to meet up with you Richard……Departure_Lounge.jpg

Practical Joker – Geoff Campbell:Geoff_Campbel400l.jpg

Steve – is he trying to say something…..??DCP_0183__2_.JPG

Here we are on the verandah of the Port Moresby Royal Papua Yacht Club with our certificates of achievement for having completed our task of walking the Kokoda Trail – a successful trek – well done to all of us! DCP_0186__2_.JPG

Lets hit the Yachtie for some celebration drinks – well not quite – we have to get home and the road proves quite an obstacle almost as much as the Kokdoa Trail itself.One of the pick up vehicles gets bogged and Steve had to help out and drive one of the vehicles as the driver had not done much four wheel driving before and was struggling…[Read more]

Ross has found a good spot for some last minute photographs:DCP_0167.JPG

Ower's Corner:DCP_0180__2_.JPG

Relief from the hot sun at last…shelter found!DCP_0179__2_.JPG

Looking for Shade:DCP_0178__2_.JPG

Ower's Corner:DCP_0177.JPG

Geoff and Ross take more photographs at Ower's Corner:DCP_0170.JPG

Justus (policeman), Russell Eroro from Kokoda our chief guide; Eric Uwea also a guide and veteran of some 60 treks; and other personal porters and food porters seen here at Ower's Corner:DCP_0169__2_.JPG