Blog 364 —The Journey Begins Surviving the Kokoda Trail Commenced 31 October 2026 Written by Chonny and John Hankin The area coloured red is Northern Province, Papua New Guinea. Popondetta is in Northern Province. Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea; it is on the opposite coast below Northern Province. The Owen Stanley Ranges lie between the two. The Kokoda trail snakes through the Owen Stanley Ranges to Owers Corner near Port Moresby. We walked from the village of Kokoda to Owers Corner. *** John Hankin’s Story – Sunday 3 August 2025 Omens of my success in Papua New Guinea were not encouraging when I landed at Port Moresby at 2.00 pm on that Saturday in August 2025. I carried a small bag onto the plane with me in Adelaide and brought it with me when I arrived in Port Moresby later that same day. I had lost the bag when I arrived at the hotel. Thankfully, it did not contain any vital ite...
