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Kokoda trail Day 2

After a fitful night – legs aching, very hot in tent and not used to sleep on the ground, we were woken up around dawn (0600). Breakfast was cereal with powdered milk (yum yum!). Then we packed up and were ready to face the day ahead. The first part of the day was steep climb up to Imita Ridge, approx 200m climb in less than a kilometre in distance. The track we were walking on has been named the Golden Stairs. I supposed the tree roots that cover the whole track could be likened to a staircase!

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Kokoda trail Day 1

The day had finally arrived! Two years in the planning and months of training were about to be put to the test. Doubts started to mount in my mind – am I really ready for this? Have I done enough? Would I get medivac'd out? But stop – I'm here at the start of the adventure of a lifetime, about to meet our guide, Gideon, and if I wasn't ready now – I never would be!

Kokoda Truck

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