DAY 5 - KAGI TO MENARI

Monday 14 July

The trekkers enjoyed a great time listening to the villagers sing last night and started this morning with a short 10-minute walk out of the village past the church and airstrip. Then they hit the steepest decent of the trek, a tough, 45-minute downhill hike to the creek for a short break and to top up their water. Then yet another short but tough climb for 10 minutes before a 45-minute hike exposed to the sun until they reached Efogi 2 for a break. After this they made their way down to Efogi 1, visited the museum here and then it was a short hike through Efogi village to the creek for another water refill. Then it was a tough climb out in the open to Mission Ridge, and that climb hurt a few, then a short hike to Brigade Hill where they inspected the Bone man of Kokoda tree. They then held a service here and listened to more unbelievable stories of the conflict. Then a long hike for 2.5 hours to the bottom of the valley where they enjoyed a nice swim and then 40 minutes up into camp where they arrived at 4:30pm and are now looking forward to what tomorrow has for them.