By this stage I think you get the drift of how the trek went. The places we camped, the track itself and the challenges it presented. The emotional ups and downs. The fact that hygiene wasn’t all that flash with cold showers and no soap… and the sore feet! Nevermind that we couldn’t get anything [...] Read more »
My Excellent Kokoda Adventure Part 3
So by this stage of the story, if you haven’t kept up, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 to catch up. For those that have, I think you get the idea of how the trek actually went. After the first couple of days, we were woken at 5:20am for the rest of the [...] Read more »
My Excellent Kokoda Adventure Part 2
One thing about PNG, every afternoon around 4pm, the low clouds set in and it rains. Today was no different. The boys went down to shower under a natural waterfall as they were ready first and then us girls went down to the creek… it was freezing and we couldn’t use soap so we refreshed [...] Read more »
My Excellent Kokoda Adventure Part 1
Firstly, let me say what a very humbling experience this was. I’ve had a few days now to process what I have just been through and you know something, we are as soft as Brie cheese that’s been left out in the sun for a few hours. I’m the first to admit that I love [...] Read more »
Almost Time To Trek Kokoda
Yes, that’s right! 16 more sleeps until I am on a plane flying out to Papua New Guinea to trek the Kokoda Trail. Yikes!! The training has almost taken over as I prepare for this grueling trek. By the time I have packed to go out for a hike and then get to where there [...] Read more »