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We made it!
A safe end to an epic journey today. The team arrived at Kokoda having completed the track in two and half days flat! The team traversed the thirty thousand feet of climb at a solid pace camping at Brown River and Templetons before decending to Alola Village and the war memorial at Isurava. Tonight we [...]
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Owers’ Corner
Even a transit day can be an adventure as we made our way from Daru to Port Moresby. A routine banana boat trip to Daru quickly evolved into a three hour sea epic with battering winds and high seas! Collecting our kayaks (having been dispatched by sea ferry to Cairns) we navigated coastal waters to [...]
See all the action!
More footage of the kayak leg. There is also plenty of action shots of the kayak leg via this album.
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Landfall on Daru
The team have made landfall on Daru, the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. The completion of the second leg in two nights and nearly three days has been an amazing feat. Shaking off our sea legs the next stop is Port Moresby, thankfully by plane!
Let the kayaking begin!
Exclusive action footage of the adventure taken from camera phone.
Suarji Atoll to Gabba Island
Today we will set a bearing of 13 degrees from Suarji Atoll to Gabba island, a distance of approx. 45km. While the distance would not normally present too much problem to us the strong, predominantly South Easterly winds, with strong Easterly gusts, will test us. The sea conditions are approx. 1.2 to 1.5m, confusion and [...]
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Repair and reflect
After a very windy night on the coral atoll of Suarji were have taken the morning to repair boats, record thoughts and reflections on the journey so far and even get in a little “beach” football. We are all well pleased with yesterday (reflecting on it on a warm public holiday morning!!). More than 65km [...]
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Setting the course
John setting waypoints for Day 1 of the paddle – this is detailed, close work requiring a high degree of accuracy – unfortunately John’s glasses got burnt in the trailer fire so special thanks to Lindsay because without glasses we are worried he might plot a course to New Zealand!
Day 5 – Time to take stock..
As we take stock of our inventory the phone runs hot to family and friends. A rendezvous on Daru on Wednesday requires quick action. So we begin collating paddles, life vests, fresh trek boots, backpacks, clothes and charts of the Torres Strait ahead of a morning flight from Cairns to Bamaga. Our thanks go out [...]
Disaster strikes!
A trailer fire has managed to take out most of our gear!
