Lessons Learned

Job done. It was a great trip. It is hard to describe concisely. Here is my learned lessons, for posterity, before I forget: - Take a small, light, folding stool. For next to your tent, putting on boots etc. - Warm clothes were not needed on our trek, and everyone took too many warm clothes. - Take an inflatable air mattress. Sleeping on the deck was hard after so much hard walking. - Take the time to setup your pack properly, should be weight on your hips, NOT on your shoulders. - The trek is long and hard, but the intensity is low. Train on stairs (up and down), there are many roots in the jungle. - Runners can do this trek without any specific training. - Take two trekking poles, they are really useful on the down hills. - The mozzies were not that bad for us, but deet is essential. - Treating your feet every night is important. Use any anti-septic lotions or powders. (Tea tree oil, bepantham, powder). - You can wear the same tshirt and pants every day. Wash them each night and dry them best you can. Even socks, I only had 2 pairs. - Split the medicine list with another trekker, everyone had way too much of the same thing. - The sterilising tablets are easy to use and good. Use them. - Take some Kina with you to buy things from the local villages - twisties and 7up! - Use the hand sanitiser gel before eating every single time. - You get get stronger after 2-3 days, so dont quit if the early days hurt you.