The 96-kilometre Kokoda Track, linking the southern and northern coast of Papua New Guinea, was the location of intense fighting between the Australian and Japanese armies during World War II. Passing through beautiful, rugged rainforest and mountain country, the Kokoda Track remains a reminder of the relationship forged between Australian and the local Papua New Guineans - Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels - during the battle to hold Kokoda.
Young Hennessy has recently returned home from his visit stating “The track was great, really hard work though, like walking pretty much straight up for 3 hours straight through rocks and trees and roots.
The kids in the villages loved the AFL balls, I played this game with some off the kids, you run around and yell "pass pass" all the time. There were like 20 kids all running around yelling it to me and the younger ones were pulling at my shirt saying "you pass me next" they were so cute.
Walking up the very last hill and seeing the Kokoda sign at the end was a great feeling after all we did. We stopped at historical places and the leader talked about what happened, we had a ceremonial talk which was pretty emotional”.
Well done Mitch on giving your time and energy to what is a historical and significant part of Australian history. Your efforts are supported and admired by all of us.
Last Modified on 26/10/2011 15:52
