Day 4 - September 16, 2014 Popondetta It had been raining last night. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until morning, and we woke to the news that the bridge connecting the roads around Kokoda had been washed away by the river. It’s the only road we can take out of Kokoda back to Popondetta, and we had to be back for a...

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Day 3 - September 15, 2014 Kokoda -Morning Twas our second day of clinics today. In the morning we ran sessions at Kokoda hospital – yes, Kokoda, as in the famous walking trail and WWII history – consultations in one room, eye clinics in another. We could see the famous “Kokoda walking track” arch as we drove into the hospital, framing a backdrop...

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