Living on a Narrowboat
Or resting.
Took the morning to dry my clothes and various belongings out, and about a day to do the blog.
Sat around for a bit.
Talked to other trekkers. Swapped stories. Mooched down to the hot-springs for an evening soak for my muscles. Called it a day.
These were all taken around Chhomgrong:
Obligatory mission up to the highest point in the park without mountaineering kit. Annapurna Base Camp, or ABC, as they call it.
What they don’t tell you is that it gets pretty snowy and treacherous, cold and wet. Though there may be lodges on the way, once you get into the sanctuary, wood burning is not allowed, having the knock on effect that any heat going to be provided is either going to be a) from the sun b) from you.
When the sun disappears, it gets pretty cold.
Gave it a go. I knew it was always going to be a question of weather.
Here’s a little map of where I travelled in the last 2 days.
The hot springs up to Sinuwa. A day taking you through the last permanent settlement, Chomrong and up, and down, a lot of steps.
Jihn at 1780 to Sinuwa at 2360. After reaching Sinuwa, most of the climbing had been done. Gave it some rest time.
Sinuwa is a smelly type of place. With a few lodges. Continue reading “Day 19 – 21: Annapurna Base Camp trek”
There are hot springs in Jihnudanda and a couple of the hotels accept Mastercard which means I don’t have to dip into my cash balance.
Stocked, up fed myself and re-charged my batteries.
Was talking to a girl who went on a ridge walk called Mardi Himal. Kind of an alternative to base camp. They stopped at one of the viewpoints. Some of the members of her party decided to continue to the next viewpoint and one of them stumbled and fell off the edge.
1,000ft drop. Helicopter came and picked the rest of the party up to take them home.
Here’s some photo’s from the trip.
Going to keep these posts short and sweet.
I’m now in Annapurna Nat. Park and internet connection is at a premium.
Yesterday was a hard day. Still had the remnants of a hangover which took about 5 hours walking to get rid of.
Here’s some photos from the day.
A long and arduous bus trip.
The majority through winding mountain passes.
Having a puncture, more of a blow-out, set us back a bit. All in all, the whole trip took around 10 hours.
On arrival in Pokhara, had booked ahead and it was just a case of finding my way to the hotel.
Perhaps the most touristy type place I’ve visited in Nepal.
Lakeside seems to be set out entirely with tourism in mind.
Unlike Thamel in Kathmandu, it’s not so much the shops with nik-naks or hiking gear, herbs or Nepalese products, but restaurants and eateries, live music cafés and places to spend money in that manner.
There are shops of every nature, and Europeans seem to be much more in evidence.
It’s all pretty spread out.
I’ve got a bike, and I’m going to be using that to get around.
Today is Holi Festival which is a big thing in Nepal and in India. Continue reading “Day 12 – 15: Pokhara”
