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This Too Shall Pass... A Whole New Day & Week
... me with the gift of a khata scarf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khata which will be a real honor.
Oh, on another note, again my teaching class had to be canceled because electricity was turned off.. this is either the 2nd or 3rd time that it has happened... my teaching time here has been minimal, partially because of the holy period and partially because of electrical outages... it may also give me reason to move to the orphanage ...
Arrival at the Monastery
... the other, and when I do believe I understand the point of what they are saying, the accent and soft spoken nature of the monks certainly isn’t helped by my poor hearing…. If only I could find a monk here with a thick Brooklyn accent.
At times, I completely feel like I’m in another dimension & I scratch my head as to how I came to be here… not in any larger spiritual sense, but rather just why is it that on my ...
Trekkingdag 1, naar Hile
... Onze bagage werd door de porters onderling verdeeld en hier en daar met touwen aan elkaar gebonden. Ook bevestigden de porters een hoofdband aan de baggage.De tassen worden op de rug gedragen, waarbij de hoofdband om het voorhoofd ervoor zorgt dat de bagage niet op de grond valt. Een van de Sherpa’s ging vast vooruit om onze slaapplaats te gaan boeken in ons reisdoel van vandaag, zo’n vier uur lopen verderop de berg op. We waren niet de ...
Day 9: Deurali to ABC (4130m) and back
... Camp is typical of 'Nepali flat' in that it's a fairly consistent slog upwards, at altitude. Both Nono and I feel weariness in our legs as we trek past lichen-crusted boulders, stunted tea bushes, grasses burnt in a recent accidental fire and snow-covered hillocks. Across a stream, well away from the path, there are footprints in the snow, leading uphill. Yeti, no doubt. Mountain sparrows and pigeons leave ...
"Dal Bhat Power, 24 Hour!"
... anyone. It always pays to make a scene (when necessary) when travelling, otherwise the locals will walk all over you for your money for what it’s worth!
Now that the introductions are out of the way, I shall begin writing about the trekking itself…
Day 1 – Naya Pul to Ulleri, 1040m ascent
At 8am we meet our new guide, GB, in the lobby of our guesthouse and warmed to him instantly. We learnt he was 56, was married, had 2 young children still ...


