Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Nepal (5) Trek, Day 1

After a few days in Tansen, it was off to Pokhara for a trek in the Annapurna region. The road was twisty and mountainous, taking us through the clouds.



Our trek started off along the river (where it was mostly flat), but soon turned upwards.



As we hiked, the trail got steeper and the mountains got closer. I can't imagine what it was like to build these trails.



Finally we arrived in Gandruk, where we would spend the first night of our trek. If you want to use the toilet, you'll need to chase the chickens out first.



But the view from our room was quite nice.







It got quite cool when the sun went down, but a hot cup of tea and full meal felt great after a day of hiking.



We all slept quite well that night.

6 comments:

  1. This looks incredible! I wish I could have been there to see Becca chasing the chickens.

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  2. Yeah, it was pretty funny, the chicken didn't want to leave.

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  3. ha i love the picture of becca when you says it got cold. you can just see how unhappy she is about the cold hahaha. or she looks like she is tired. too cute. i love the publicity the hat i made her is getting. it's world famous in the slow twitch blog! where will opus spicatum go next?
    http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opus-spicatum :)

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  4. Yeah, it got cold at night, but nothing a hot "cuppa" can't fix. She loves the hat, and wears it much.

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  5. Your Dad told me to check out your blog. Thanks for sharing it. I loved seeing the photo's and would like to return to Nepal for a trek.

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  6. Nepal is a beautiful place, especially for trekking.

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