Annapurna circuit
Trip Start
Aug 18, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 16, 2009
Annapurna Region,
Himalayan Region,
Nepal
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
about six miles from the start point. The bus dropped us off in the
middle a dead town to wait for the next one that never came. More and
more westerners turned up and we all hung around waiting. Then all of
a sudden the bus turned up, and out of nowhere all the locals piled on
board along with there goats leaving all us westerners standing around
like lemons ,' no more room' the driver said, 'you're have to get on
the roof or wait for the next day', so we all got on the roof. To say
that was the worse bus journey since summer Holiday would be an
understatement. It wasn't a road it was a dirt track with a 100 foot
drop off in to a river with big parts washed away so the bus kept
slipping towards oblivion, then the driver stopped and refused to go
until we gave him more money, the locals just seemed to happy sitting
there.
We got off and started walking, almost straight away I started
regretting not having a porter and couldn't imaging how we were going
to walk for three weeks with our back packs. after a few hours we
found the start point , as it was late we stayed there for the night .
I awoke with a yippee at 6.30 the next morning with Maja saying 'is it
time for work'. Over the next few days we followed the river up though
the valley sometimes alongside the rapid river but mostly on the
cliffs above but then down to the river again crossing streams and
climbing up 100m roaring waterfalls to be greeted by a higher valley,
over Bridges though tiny villages that will never see cars, but
gaining attitude every day.
It has been hot and wet so the vegetation is like that of a rain forest
but luckily we haven't gotten lost yet ' glad I bought a book'. We
been sleeping in tea house that vary from a hovel to someones house
made in to rooms by plywood partition, but its warm at night so ok. The
foods really good, they cook every thing on a clay oven with firewood,
when you order chicken you can see the unfortunate bird meet its end.
