Day 1, Pokhara to Bahundanda
Trip Start
Aug 23, 1996
1
216
452
Trip End
Ongoing
Bahundanda,
Nepal
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Start Finish
Besisahar - Bahundanda
Alttude - Ascent
800 Metres - 1200 Metres - 400 Metres
Distance - 18 Kilometres
It was now 11:00 in the morning. We walked through the town for a while. We thought we would get hassled by the locals asking us if we wanted a guide or a porter, but nothing happened. As we came to the end of the town, there was a load of stairs going down. This marked the start of the Annapurna Circuit. So we went down and became one of the millions that have done the trail. At the bottom, we crossed a river, and came upon a fire trail. Not trekking, we did not feel like we were on the right track, especially when a bus came past that had loads of Westeners on it. We walked some more, and came to a big river, crossed it whilst the locals were doing their washing and we carried on, and then arrived at our first real village of Khudi. Now if you are soft, you can catch the bus to here, but we are hard, hard I say, unlike the gay ones we saw on the bus !!! Then we crossed our first real suspension bridge. Bits of wood hanging in different ways, and when other people walked with you, it was swinging all ways. It was great. Once done, we continued on. As we walked, all over the hillsides were terraced gardens. They were very impressive, but fuck, I would not like to be the fucker who has to work at the top of the hill, a long climb every day !!! As to be expected, we were greeted by kids in every village asking for pens. Kindly, for once in my life, I did not tell them to fuck off, but just ignored them !!! How long would this last, god only knows, but I would try. We carried on walking. A guide in Pokhara said that we should stop at around 10 K's on our first day. Fuck that, we kept on walking. No lunch, but it was starting to take its toll. We were both starting to die. From a distance, we could see Bahundanda, but it was up, and I mean up. We had not really climbed today, and this was going to be tough. We started up. The village got closer, and then it was in eye view, but it was straight up, so I did the only thing possible. I died in the ass, and sat there, looking at Lucy, telling her that I could not go on !!! Pussy !!! Lucy told me that I was fucking weak, and she walked off. Many years ago, I used to work with an Aussie, whose wife told him that after she had given birth, the pain that she went through was nothing that he had never felt, so he should never complain. I though about this, and pushed myself up, and carried on. At the top was our saviour. The Swiss Tourist inn. We walked in, grabbed a bed, and was home for the night. Luckily for us, they had a hot shower. And I do mean hot. Fucking hot, where you have to turn on the cold !!!
It was a hard first day, but well worth it. Personally, the first day, other than the end, was like walking on a fire trail in Oz. Hopefully it will get better
Breakfast - Omelette burger
Dinner - Dal Baht
