It's all over now. This morning we climbed down the last bit. It was quite scenic actually.
I kept thinking about all the people I've met on this trek, both Nepali and tourists. I guess there are two kinds of treks--real wilderness treks, and combined people, culture and wilderness treks. If you want a real wilderness trek, to really get away from it all, go to the Canadian Rockies or the South Island of New Zealand. But trekking in Nepal you will encounter donkeys, jeeps and plastic rubbish on the trail. The trek is really about people and culture. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have those beautiful mountains in the background.
For 17 days I never had a proper hot shower. We always finished early, so I had more "hot" water than most, but it was at best lukewarm, heated by one solar panel. Even when we did get hot water, I just rinsed, because I knew the water was limited and other trekkers would want some. Today the bus ride was only two hours. When I finally got back to my favorite hotel, the New Pokhara Lodge, I enjoyed to steaming hot water for a full 20 minutes, washing my hair and properly scrubbing my feet. It felt so good!
Aaahhhh! the simple things in life!
I kept thinking about all the people I've met on this trek, both Nepali and tourists. I guess there are two kinds of treks--real wilderness treks, and combined people, culture and wilderness treks. If you want a real wilderness trek, to really get away from it all, go to the Canadian Rockies or the South Island of New Zealand. But trekking in Nepal you will encounter donkeys, jeeps and plastic rubbish on the trail. The trek is really about people and culture. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have those beautiful mountains in the background.
For 17 days I never had a proper hot shower. We always finished early, so I had more "hot" water than most, but it was at best lukewarm, heated by one solar panel. Even when we did get hot water, I just rinsed, because I knew the water was limited and other trekkers would want some. Today the bus ride was only two hours. When I finally got back to my favorite hotel, the New Pokhara Lodge, I enjoyed to steaming hot water for a full 20 minutes, washing my hair and properly scrubbing my feet. It felt so good!
Aaahhhh! the simple things in life!
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