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Some photographs taken tonight:
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DSCN0912__Small_.JPGThanks for posting the photos of them receiving their certificates! My boy looks very very tired and as though he needs a few litres of water in him. Just a tad dehydrated from the look of him.
I'm looking forward to picking him up from the airport in a few hours and I have a nice beef roast planned for his dinner, which by the look of him he will appreciate more than a little
I know from talking to him briefly yesterday that he has been impacted by this journey more than he expected, and I am really looking forward to hearing his story.
Thank you to Kokoda Trekking!Email from trekker:
Hi Everyone, Bec and I made it back, minor boo-boo's only, I discovered that the PNG plants stung, Bec discovered that the bee's hurt more!I can't express in words what an experience I got out of walking the Track, but the four words you can see on the marble pillars at Isurava, Courage, Endurance, Mateship and Sacrifice have an even deeper meaning to anyone who walked in the Diggers and Papuan's footsteps.
The Anzac Dawn Service was beautiful, it was hard to believe that so many men lost there lives in a place that is now so peaceful.If anyone is thinking about trekking, all I can say is you will never be prepared, the hills are mountains, the rivers are raging torrents and the (rare) flat areas are muddy swamps, but if you can, do it! The Papuan Highlanders are the most beautiful people you will ever encounter, it's not hard to see how their grandparents were our Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels.
Alison – Trek 408
Many thanks to all for the journey. It truly was magnificent, as well as being just about as tough as it gets. Not only are the people of PNG wonderful to you, but I also found the people who undertake their own personal journeys to be wonderful people as well.
For example: Alison (from above email) knew about the Kokoda hospital and it's lack of particular types of drugs (painkillers), and so managed to organise to bring over a whole carton full of those particular drugs. She and Bec then took off from our accommodation at the airport and walked over to the hospital (not a short walk – especially just 2 hours after finishing the whole trek!!) to give these items to the hospital.
The whole trip was spent with people who were helping each other out, sharing, and caring for each other in general. This from most who had never met before in life. I can not speak highly enough of all these people as well as our guides and porters.
Thank you KTL. Thank you fellow trekkers. I look forward to another stroll in the future.
Carey Edwards.
Trek 408
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