Day 8
Surprise, surprise this turned out to be the official final trek day. On Day 1 a Korean trekker told me that we were fit enough to do it in 7 days. We were not far off! Today was the longest trekking day, starting at 7:30am and ending at 6pm! The steep descent and the near vertical ascent to Chomrong (the Pizza Place!) was pure agony and last nights muscle rub ointment treatment was no longer in effect. Apart from the joint crunching, the slippery surfaces as a result of last night's rain made things worse.
When we went through Chomrong a couple of days before, a chirpy and chubby lady started talking to us and with a smug grin emphasised how much of a good time she was having just sitting there watching trekkers struggling up and down the hill. I'm glad I didn´t see her again the second time round. After Chomrong, we took the newest course of the trek. Instead of passing round the Chomrong hill, we dropped rapidly into another valley past some hot springs (in our enthusiasm to cover lots of ground we didn´t bother to see them...doh!). On the way we encountered some super overloaded porters lugging mattresses, LPG tanks, beers, u name it, they carry it! Some of them looked like they came out of retirement but very agile and fit nevertheless. There is some story doing rounds there that there is a porter that does the Chomrong - ABC route everyday in a day! It´s possible but 7 days a week?! It must be a myth!
We made our last "agony" vertical descent towards a place called New Bridge and afterwards the terrain was "Nepali flat" (in Amir speak) making things bearable even though fatigue was setting in. Birethanti marked our start and finish point even though we had 20 more minutes to walk to Nayapul for fresh slaughtered and masala-d up chicken and assorted booze plus local moonshine. It´s not complete without a double dose of cheesy Nepali music videos!
Thanks for joining me on this adventure. In the words of our awesome and wise guide, Amir, it´s been "life heaven"! Very nice!
K.
PS: We rode back to Pokhara on the rooftop of a bus, true Nepali style! I got some pics to show you soon and Jason will send me a video he took of the wild and scenic ride.
Surprise, surprise this turned out to be the official final trek day. On Day 1 a Korean trekker told me that we were fit enough to do it in 7 days. We were not far off! Today was the longest trekking day, starting at 7:30am and ending at 6pm! The steep descent and the near vertical ascent to Chomrong (the Pizza Place!) was pure agony and last nights muscle rub ointment treatment was no longer in effect. Apart from the joint crunching, the slippery surfaces as a result of last night's rain made things worse.
When we went through Chomrong a couple of days before, a chirpy and chubby lady started talking to us and with a smug grin emphasised how much of a good time she was having just sitting there watching trekkers struggling up and down the hill. I'm glad I didn´t see her again the second time round. After Chomrong, we took the newest course of the trek. Instead of passing round the Chomrong hill, we dropped rapidly into another valley past some hot springs (in our enthusiasm to cover lots of ground we didn´t bother to see them...doh!). On the way we encountered some super overloaded porters lugging mattresses, LPG tanks, beers, u name it, they carry it! Some of them looked like they came out of retirement but very agile and fit nevertheless. There is some story doing rounds there that there is a porter that does the Chomrong - ABC route everyday in a day! It´s possible but 7 days a week?! It must be a myth!
We made our last "agony" vertical descent towards a place called New Bridge and afterwards the terrain was "Nepali flat" (in Amir speak) making things bearable even though fatigue was setting in. Birethanti marked our start and finish point even though we had 20 more minutes to walk to Nayapul for fresh slaughtered and masala-d up chicken and assorted booze plus local moonshine. It´s not complete without a double dose of cheesy Nepali music videos!
Thanks for joining me on this adventure. In the words of our awesome and wise guide, Amir, it´s been "life heaven"! Very nice!
K.
PS: We rode back to Pokhara on the rooftop of a bus, true Nepali style! I got some pics to show you soon and Jason will send me a video he took of the wild and scenic ride.
1 comment:
Hooray! You made it without collapsing. That dinner on day 8 must have been the tastiest you've ever had.
Thanks for the in-depth recount of your trip.
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