Started the trek by waking up not so bright and early at 3:00 am.
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| Camp the night before |
Elbi said ' no complaining, you are trekking in the mountains'. I couldn't agree more but my shoes were not quite up to snuff for the cold climate. Once the sun hit the earth and my feet they warmed up quite nicely however. Seeing the trail of lights up the cliff was pretty neat.
I must say the views on the rest of the trek were more to my liking. At the camp before the pass we stopped for a snack and someone left who hadn't finished their breakfast potatoes.
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| Aforementioned faux-pax. Also Hot Bag on Rent is funny. |
I was starving and service was slow so I stole the rest of his food after he left. Later I learned that's probably the same social taboo as grave-digging, whoops! Paid an outrageous 100 rupees at the top of the pass for a cup of steaming tea. But not steaming hot because the altitude was 17,000 feet!
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| If you got tired along the way you could hire a donkey, about $100 US. The catch is they only take you up, not down. |
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| Tea Shop at the top |
Also made me wonder how safe the boiled water was, oh well. We reached Mutkinath and Elbi and I investigaed the trek for tomorrow and were stopped by an Indian gentlemen on the way to the temple. Elbi was very polite but once were back in the hotel he said that sometimes Indian people are loud and he pointed them to a hotel other than ours. The hotel doesn't have a fireplace but as I wrote this in my journal my legs were toasty warm.
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| They stuck a burning bucket of charcoal underneath the table, very effective ! |
La hoi, la hoi is the Nepalese cheer. We gave a toast to the locals who brewed apple brandy one of the other hotelers had bought.
I must say the views on the rest of the trek were more to my liking. At the camp before the pass we stopped for a snack and someone left who hadn't finished their breakfast potatoes.
