The Kakoda Trail Memorial Walk is whats in fashion now girls, keeping fit and at the same time, absorbing a piece of Australian & New Guinean history during World War 2.
The pure hell these soldiers and natives of New Guinea went through is extremely
humbling.
As I made my way up the trail, dressed for the walk and bottle of water in hand I really didn't know what to expect. Aw 'this is going to be easy' I thought to myself, hell no! Exhaustion is a mild way of labeling the way I felt, then to think of those poor soldiers and civis whom were fighting the Japanese during this horrible war 2 was relentless helplessness, kept me plodding on.
The Kakoda Memorial Trail in the Dandenong Mountains, Victoria, Australia and was built by Australian Soldies in the 1980s Dedicated to all who fought and died there.
Here are some pics of my walk - I am now doing this walk twice a week, I live around 20 minutes by car from the Dandenong Mountains.
On my way - Click pics to enlarge
The beautiful surrounds of the dandenongs my legs are just starting to ache:(
As I trek I think of the pure hell the New Guineans went through not even knowing there was a war. The endearing term Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was used for the natives of New Guinea and their relentless effort to help the Aussies. God bless them.
While following the meandering trail, thoughts travel through my ever wondering mind.
How much longer to the steps? My legs are starting to give way...up and onwards...
POST NOT FINISHED YET - BACK SOON
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