DAY 2 TREKKING: KOKODA TO ALOLA

Friday 10 July

The crew were up after their first night sleeping on the track. They have been introduced to some of the wet conditions that the trek has to offer. They trekked out of Deniki, through the choko vines on their way to the village of Isurava and it was here that the 39th battalion were finally reinforced by the 21st brigade. They played with kids & gave out some presents before a briefing on the history of the campaign here and then continued trekking onto Isurava Battle site where they held a moving service at the four pillars. (Courage, Endurance, Mateship & Sacrifice) Here they paid their respects to our returned and fallen soldiers, and listened to some podcasts from soldiers of the campaign who made the incredible and ultimate sacrifice, such men as Corporal John Metson, Charlie McCallum, Lindsay Bear, Bruce Kingsbury and more… They had lunch here and then trekked a short but tough 30 mins onto the Surgeons stone to hear some more incredible tales of the Kokoda campaign. Then it was packs on again as they trekked another 60 minutes onto Alola for night 3 on the track. They are now in camp after arriving at 3:00pm, having a shower. All are doing well and getting ready for a big day tomorrow.