Just a few pics to give a little insight into an amazing week. See previous blogs for more stories – and there will be more coming soon! Enjoy.
Cheering you on, Kerrie
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- Fredice and Dorothy at Priscilla’s
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- Mum with Dorothy
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- Great to see Rotary Involvement, including members from Dubbo!
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- CEO of Kokoda Track Foundation, Dr Genevieve Nelson, with me and Kathleen, a KTF Archer Scholar
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- The Veterans ‘turned the first sod’ at the site of the Kokoda College, to be built in 2013
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- Kerrie Phipps with Francis Akati Simeni, a WW2 Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel
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- Australian Diggers at Kokoda with Federal MP Jason Clare
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- School children from Kokoda who sang the Australian and Papuan National Anthems. Beautiful.
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- Aussie Diggers, Grandad Tobin closest to camera
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- Waiting in the purpose-built shade for Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Day to begin.
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- Wreaths for the 70th Commemoration Service.
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- Locally made wreath for 70th Anniversary.
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- The view from Kokoda Plateau, the road down to Koko
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- Home made breakfast, fresh each day.
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- Priscilla’s Guesthouse
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- Mum’s arrival, Thursday 1st Nov 2012
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- Mum arrived with Archer Scholars and WW2 Veteran George Palmer, his wife Josie and KTF Chairman Patrick Lindsay.
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- The best way to cool down. Near Koko village.
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- Fast flowing and hard to keep from being swept away! Lots of fun :-)
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- Delighted to play with Helena’s iphone :-)
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- Grandad played ball til they stopped for a photo.
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- With Koko school teacher Molly.
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- Priscilla, Bede, Grandad and Owen at Kokoda School
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- An Aussie volunteers bed in the new guesthouse in Koko Village.
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- The new guesthouse in Koko Village.
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- Helen taps into the juice for us. Yum!
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- Francis Akati Simeni at Mamba Village.
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- Bede, Francis, Grandad and Owen. An unforgettable day.
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- Elijah & Kerrie at Mamba Village
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- Grandad and I at Mamba Village
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- Grandad brought me flowers from the garden each day :-)
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- Grandad with Kokoda children.
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- Beyond Koko village, where we walked to get to the river to cool down…
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- Getting closer to the river…
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- Near the Hospital, the Kokoda end (or beginning) of the trail.
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- Grandad and Bede on arrival at Port Moresby Airport.
