Kokoda Trail

If I had not been to Papua New Guinea some long years back and was not living in Australia I might not have heard of the Kokoda Trail. It runs nearly a 100 kilometres overland through the Owen Stanley Range. The track is the most famous in PNG and is renowned as the location of the World War II battle between Japanese and Australian forces in 1942. The track ends here (or starts depending on how you want to walk it) at Owers Corner in Central Province, 50 kilometres east of Port Moresby, after having crossed rugged and isolated terrain culminating over 2000 metres high. It is constently ran by mobs of Australians but it does not have a reputation as being an easy track. High humidity, mud, insects, heavy rainfalls, cold nights make the task difficult and the track is rarely crossed in less than five days (it usually averages 10) except by the locals who are known to do it in less than three days. I would not mind giving it a try but it is unfortunately not the reason why I am here today so I have to satisfy myself with the memorial located here and the sign showing me the direction to follow...