Kokoda Station.

The hospital is at the bottom left.

The start/end of the Kokoda Track/Trail.

(The arch has 'Trail' this side and 'Track' on the other. You choose.)

With a few friends and helpers on the road to a Homestay village.

Walking between Beleni's and Kevelo.

No shortage of bananas!

On the track to Savaia.

Welcome to Foke!

Sing-sing at Foke.

Sing-sing at Foke.

Lunch is ready!

Learning how to make bilums with the Beleni family.

Learning how to make bilums with the Beleni family.

Stacey watches her mum teach how to make a bilum.

Weaving a palm leaf into a wall isn't as easy as this young man makes it look.

Traditional fire making is hard work.

Weaving fingers?

Twenty-a-side soccer at Savaia.

The game went for over two hours with no ref, no disputes and no tears.

Passenger terminal, Kokoda airstrip.

Students at Savaia school check out the new materials from Australia.

(Photo: Dianne & Sonia)

New soccer balls for Savaia school!

Squeezing them all into the plane was no trivial matter.

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Carrying fresh vegetables from the village garden for the muu-muu feast.

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Next, collect the firewood.

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Positioning the banana leaves on the hot stones, ready for the muu-muu.

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The food is cooked inside layers of banana leaves.

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The top layer of leaves keeps the food moist

while the hot rocks below do all the cooking.

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The muu-muu roast is nearly ready.

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Washing up: no shortage of water here.

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It's a lot easier to weave palm leaves when you have an expert teacher.

(Photo: Dianne & Sonia)

More weaving advice.

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How to cross a flooded creek in five easy steps:

1. Find a flooded creek.

(Photo: Dianne & Sonia)

2. Get a long log and get someone to carry the front...

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3. ... the middle...

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4. ... and the end.

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5. Repeat four times, lash the logs together with vines, and walk across. Easy!

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