DAY 9 - UA ULE CREEK TO OWERS CORNER

Sunday 13 July

The final night spent on the Kokoda track was had with mixed emotions as the trekkers were happy to finally be so close to the finish line but also, sad and amazed at how fast the past 8 days had gone. They started at first light and trekked straight back into the creek as they crossed it 1/2 a dozen times for an hour on the way to the base of Imita Ridge. They then trekked up Imita for an hour and many said this was the toughest climb of the trek. They then trekked down Imita Ridge on the way to the village of Goodwater, where they stopped and had a break here before they trekked on to Dump 66 to tread the famous poem the “Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel” penned here by Sapper Bert Beros. Then they trekked for an hour onto there “Goldie River” where they crossed and then gathered arm in arm and reflected on the past 8 days. After this it was another 45 minute hike with the last 15 minutes in the heat up-to Owers Corner. They are now enjoying some cold soft drinks and a BBQ before heading to Bomana War cemetery to pay their respects to the service men and women that lie there. Then they will head back to the 5 star Hilton hotel and enjoy a celebration dinner with there guides and porters that helped them over the past 8 days.