The TGS group had an early start this morning with breakfast at their hotel. Then final gear check before setting out for their first stop of Bomana War Cemetery. Bomana contains 3,824 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 699 of them unidentified. There in the immaculately maintained cemetery one can start to understand the enormity of the battles in Papua New Guinea.

After Bomana they drove to Owers Corner, the starting point of the Kokoda Track. They made their way down to cross the Goldie River, their first experience of river crossing on Kokoda. Tonight they have set up camp at a lovely campsite called Good Water. They made it to camp with plenty of time for a swim in the pristine waters at Good Water.

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