Day 4
First off, below is a map of the trek route, to get a rough feel of the distances and altitudes (we finished at Birethanti, not Dhampus):
Today´s journey took us 300m higher but we had to descend then ascend. This no doubt was the toughest day on aggregate. The steep descent was stressful on the knees and on the ascent the sun came out blazin'! At the river crossing we observed the biggest land slide (from the recent heavy monsoon rains) site I´ve ever seen! To make life harder, a landslide further across the ascent hill made us take a mini up and down detour route.
After a while, at mid-morning, we passed over a river confluence and were now headed into the valley that takes one up to the ABC. The hills here, standing like sentries protecting the peaks, were true giants and are unseen from Pokhara because they are crowded together. We had a lunchstop at Chomrong (2050m) were Amir recommended the pizza(the best on the trek!!) which we ordered without hesitation. Chomrong has Fishtail looming in the view closer still and also some rapids rumbling down as snow melt from Annapurna South.
We slept at Sinuwa lodge, also with the magic blanket table and ultralow roofs, to my misfortune. The dining table had some cool arrays of business cards and photos under the glass surface including that of the owners daughter who is now a Nepali movie star!
K.
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