Thanksgiving day !
Started with removing the bar on the hotel door to visit to the local temple with Elbi and started my souvenir shopping for the family.
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| I felt guilty about leaving everyone open to invaders! |
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| Entrance to the temple with what I thought was nice framing. |
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| Hotel for the previous day |
Really started and stopped at one stall, perfect. Had a fabulous day trekking with the best views I've ever had. Lunch was spotty because this was an actual hike, not a path through towns. But we ran across a woman hauling back some winter golden apples, score !
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| I think this is Barley |
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| More barley |
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| Lunch stop |
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| I kept forgetting it was winter. |
Along with a snickers bar I was foritied for the day. I remembered once again the beauty of hiking in the dessert.
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| The terrain change was abrupt right around the corner. |
The Lonely Planet said the trek was restricted but we checked with the local office and they said it was clear. Elbi seemed tuckered by the end of the day. I felt great but still making it through some of the worst chapped lips of my life. Finally arrived in Kabeni.
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| This was the actual seriously restricted zone. Town must be freezing because it was in the shade most of the day. |
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| They were not more scared of me than I was of them. |
