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Day 19 - East Asian invasion
You might think that since we're a family now, we would have found a nice place to settle down, raise the kids. But... no.
Another day, another distance. In an attempt to get to Darjeeling by the least direct route possible, we started by looking for a jeep to cruise us to Mirik.
Exiting the hotel, we were greeted by the mercifully dry …
Day 20 - Tea mazes aplenty
India seems to have a surplus of Incredibly Friendly managers (I.F.'s for short), recognisable by their smiley face badges. We can't seem to get rid of them and they can't seem to get rid of the desire to please.
Our current I.F. manager knew we wanted to do a long hike in the surrounding area today, so he had drawn a nice map that gave us …
Reflection
As this journey comes to a close, I sit in contemplation gazing onto the reflection of the trees on a Sumendu Lake nestled near the Nepal border in the Himalayas. I learned that I don't have all the answers and when I seem to, they change in the next moment. During my final days in India, I'm grateful to be in gentle transition and looking forward …
La montagne, ça vous gagne
... importante chaîne montagneuse au monde: l'Himalaya. Et bien la route menant à Darjeeling est une bonne piqûre de rappel de ces leçons: après avoir admirer le plat pays qui entoure l'aéroport, on se retrouvé 30 minutes plus tard avec un mur de montagnes. Pas de collines, de petits monts en guise d'avertissement. Non, le choc est violent, la montée instantanée et forte, 2200m de dénivelé à avaler.
20 degrés de perdu plus tard, nous arrivons finalement peu avant ...
Everest Base Camp (5365m), Nepal - A 13 Day Trek
... suspension bridge (many missing bolts and less than convincing wire mesh sides). Eating ‘roti’ given to us by local sherpa’s who were resting at the same spot as us. Adopting a stray dog named ‘Rosie’. Finding out you CAN buy a TIMS card at Monjo :-D
Ascent: Lukla sits at c2800m, as does Monjo, so technically we didn’t ascend on day 1 of the trek....But mountains aren’t flat! So we actually decended 200m before ...
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