Albanese said the thing that had most struck him along the walk was the formidable conditions Australian and PNG soldiers encountered in the jungle during the war.
After seven hours of arduous walking through thick mud and rocky mountain terrain, the trekking prime ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape arrived on Wednesday afternoon at the Isurava Memorial camping ground, concluding their historic two-day hike.
Marape celebrated his 53rd birthday on Wednesday by stripping off his shirt and bathing in a clear running stream along the track and later with chocolate cake that had been delivered to the camp site by helicopter. “It is almost impossible to conceive how you could engage in the kind of warfare they did in the kind of conditions they did,” he said.Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape walk the Kokoda Track from Isurava village to the memorial site.Albanese said he could not think of a precedent where two world leaders spent as much time together as he and Marape had over recent days.
Humidity on the path to Isurava village, one of the most challenging sections of the track, was estimated at about 97 per cent.The section of the track walked by Albanese and Marape on Wednesday is regarded as one of the most challenging parts of the walk, with steep inclines followed by rapid descents on rugged, uneven pathways.
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