DAY 4 - VASI CAMPSITE to KAGI

Sunday 13 July

A chilly sleep over the creek last night and the crew were eager to get going today and warmup. It didn’t take long to warm up as the they trekked across the bridge and out of camp 20 minutes, before hitting the first steep climb of the day on the way to the Kokoda Gap lookout for a break. They trekked up to the highest point of the track, Mt Bellamy, at 2190 meters where they all gathered at the highest point for a group photo and then through the moss forrest onto Myola.

This is an amazing section of the track where they emerged out of the canopy of the dense jungle and into open terrain, where the most common phrase is “wow”. Myola is synonymous with the strategically important supply chains during the campaign. Supplies were dropped here from planes (biscuit bombers) and then the inconceivable strength of the fuzzy wuzzy angels were used to carry them forward to Australian troops and carrying out the wounded. 

Then the trekkers hiked 45 minutes to Bomber’s camp for an early lunch and to see the sight of a crashed B25 American bomber plane. They then made their way to the to the amazing site of Myloa, where they stopped to discuss some more about the campaign.

After lunch it was a short 20 minutes back onto the track. Then another grind of 60 minutes to the Kagi lookout on the hill they could see camp for night four in the distance. They had a break here and then trekked down towards the Kagi, Naduri junction for another break, then another 20-minute hike across and up into Kagi where they arrived in good time. They arrived in Kagi at 4:30pm and were met with the beautiful singing of the local villagers as they entered camp for night 4. The track was dry and weather great today and everyone are doing really well and are excited to enjoy a shower, tonight they will enjoy a cultural sing-sing by the local kids. They are now over halfway!