Posts Tagged ‘health’
Kokoda – Carry your own pack or hire a porter?
June 10th, 2010 | Author: Jim the Backpacker
Carry your own pack on the Kokoda Track?
The Pros:
* The achievement factor – doing it tough like the diggers
* Possible increase in your level of fitness by the end of the trek
The Cons:
* Be fit; be very very fit. Train hard to get results. Have you got the time and inclination to do this ?
* Consider the following scenario: The trek is well underway, your pack is too heavy; you’re not enjoying it. You begin to even hate it. Your Kokoda experience has turned decidedly sour.
Hire a porter to carry your pack on the Kokoda Track ?
The Pros:
* The trek isn’t easy. But it’s a hell of a lot easier with a personal porter.
* You’ll have a great trekking companion who is there to support you.
The Cons:
* nil
Kokoda Track Health Campaign UPDATE
March 1st, 2010 | Author: Jim the Backpacker
STOP PRESS: MARCH 2010. We are pleased to announce that AUSAID as part of the Kokoda Track Development Programme have allocated sufficient funds and resources to ensure that this health Post will be built. It is estimated that if all goes to plan the Health post will be built by the end of July 2010.