The Baade Family. From the left - Linda, Kelly, Mitchell and Greg. On Sunday the 18th of September 2011 we landed on the Kokoda Airfield in a single engine caravan. The airstrip is grass and a little rugged but the scariest part was coming down through the clouds knowing that the Papua New Guinea mountains reach high above the clouds as you can see in these photos. We landed safely and the first stop was to check out the locals toilets. Kelly gave them her approval because they had a concrete block to sit on and weren't just a hole in the ground.
Pictured above is our trek group. We travelled with Kokoda Spirit and I highly recommend them. From left to right we have Greg, Mitch, myself, Kelly, Fleur, Steve and Elyshia. These archers are outside the Kokoda Hospital. We were lucky to meet Len Thompson, a Vietnam Veteran and one of the key people who organised these archers and other memorials along the Kokoda Track.
Above from left to right is myself, Mitchell, Ovuru Ndiki, Kelly and Greg. Ovuru is one of the last surviving Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. The picture was taken in the town of Naduri. The people of the village sang for us and were very welcoming.
Above is our finish line at Ower's Corner. You may see in the Dictionary they have a new word called Photobombing. Photobombing is were strangers or in this case Wayne our trek leader jumps into someone else's photo. You can just see him behind the right side of the arch. This was all part of the fun we had on the Kokoda Track.
It was definitely the best holiday I've ever had. If you end up traveling with Wayne and Kokoda Spirit tell him I sent you as one day I'm going to ask him for a job so I can live the dream.
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