DAY 5: KAGI TO BRIGADE HILL

Friday 24 April

Today started with a short trek past the church out of the village, to the airfield before the steepest descent of the trek, for 60 minutes down to the creek crossing. They filled up with some water here and then had a 10-minute calf burner to the top followed by an easier hike for 30 minutes for a rest and then 15 minutes into Efogi on the hill. Here the trekkers rested and had morning tea, enjoying the views down to Efogi Village in the valley. They then hiked out and down to the village enjoying the beautiful views and stopped here to visit the museum and local market, before they began the slogging ascent of Brigade Hill via Mission Ridge. They stopped at Mission ridge to chat some about the campaign and trekked a short 15 minutes onto Brigade hill, where they had an emotional ceremony on the summit of Brigade Hill in honour of the soldiers and in remembrance of their bravery. The group have now settled in for the night after a good day of dry and cool conditions. Tonight they will be sombre as the trekkers prepare for Anzac Day service tomorrow morning.