Well wefinally made it out of Kathmandu despite the protest strike. The first place we were supposedto visit was Bandipur but due to the strike being over a couple of days we skipped it and headed straight for Bessi Sahar which is where we started the trek from. Our first two days were short trekking days, 3 - 4 hours and we finished before lunch. The second days stop we visited a local school and they were doing their exams.
The next days hike started to get harder as the hills increased. The scenery is wonderful and the weather has been fantastic, blue sky sunny days.
We have passed many mule trains in both directions along the track, all loaded up with rice and some with building materials. We have been following the river passing many small rivers. The food has been excellent and the guide and porters are terrific. Today it is much colder as we have reached over 2,600m and many of the small streams we have passed are frozen.
We are looking forward to the Throng La Pass which we should summit before the New Year.
The next days hike started to get harder as the hills increased. The scenery is wonderful and the weather has been fantastic, blue sky sunny days.
We have passed many mule trains in both directions along the track, all loaded up with rice and some with building materials. We have been following the river passing many small rivers. The food has been excellent and the guide and porters are terrific. Today it is much colder as we have reached over 2,600m and many of the small streams we have passed are frozen.
We are looking forward to the Throng La Pass which we should summit before the New Year.
Dave and Catriona,
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying the detailed descriptions of your trip. Hope you had a good Christmas on the mountains!! Be safe and have a great New Year.
Cheers
Malathi