So, back to the writin' pad..
Another tricky keyboard so u'll hav to bear with me :)
Arrived back in Pokhara yesterday afternoon from six days of trekking the ABC circuit round the Annapurnas. Six days of upset bowel syndromes, rumbly tummy and the like.. But i survived. Quite well, only really being slowed down a single day. Have to admit that i'm not really the trekking type; after the third day, thru an amazing rhododendron forest the largest of the world, or so they claim :) i'd quite had it. But then again, the whole trek really wasn't that physically challenging (except for the added internal adventure bonus) for me so, well there u go.. Oh, just the one afternoon it rained (evidently ;=) i spotted a double rainbow! Had forgotten all about their existence. Headed back from our lodge to take a picture but it'd gone. Suppose there's a lesson in there somewhere.
Made friends with our guide (who spent five years in the jungle with the Maoist rebels) and the porters, who nicknamed me Bandre after some local comic actor (u go figure! :) tough boys, jeez!
Ai! Mi estomago is doin' completamente better now, so i've already devoured a 75cl cup of freshly blended fruit - devine - and eaten at a local street stall - a crumled assortment of samosas and fried vegetable balls drenched in a bean and lentil soup with plenty of chili and other spices, yum yum!! Beats the tourist food ten times over and for a fraction of the price, u gotta pitty those who never try the real local grub.
Today i'v taken some Swiss chic out for brunch and a spin round the lake (in a boat, mind u) and that was about it, really. Oh, yeah and had a French lady use my shower. What a day, ah?
Well, heading out for Chitwan National Park tomorrow morning. And in a minute, after callin' me mum :=) for the Busy Bee, great pub with live music an a good mix of locals, bikers and tourists. A'write!
Please keep the replies coming, i absolutely relish opening my mail box and having word form either one of you.
Hope you're all doing fine. If not, let me know and i'll send some good karma your way. Express delivery only :)
Loads of love,
-hx.
ps: Oh, just this: discovered somewhere this afternoon that i lost a full note card dating back from my first week on the road.. Bummer..
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