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| 6:22am. My star-gazing days were
gone. The stars were too distant from me at this point.
But I still woke up to an enthralling sunrise. |
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| The clear morning sky was so
promising; I deeply wished it would be the same tomorrow
at Poon Hill, a place where I would get spellbound by
the greatest view of both Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. |
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| Second day of rainbow, my luck
had to be good. |
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| Walking through a dense forest
of rhododendrons, much the same as the 'Lord of the Rings'
trail we went passed at Bamboo few days ago. One difference
I did notice was the red maple leaves on the ground; it
showed how cold this place was. |
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| Not long after reaching the Deurali
Pass at 3,078m, we came to the world's deepest gorge called
Kali Gandaki. Well, God knows how deep it was when the
mist had it all covered! Obviously I wasn't in luck today.
I missed the chance, and I know I will forever miss it,
there is no second chance. |
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| Calling it a day by descending
the last miles to Ghorepani. Poon Hill station is on our
left. |
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| Ghorepani, one of the largest
settlements we came across. There was much to see and
taste. |
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| We make a good choice of buns
- 1 apple filled and 1 cinnamon. The best buns we had
in Nepal, even more delicious than the super expensive
buns sold at the grand Pavilion Mall in my home country.
We decided to get a couple for our guide and porter too,
and saved a few for our breakfast tomorrow at Poon Hill. |
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| As mentioned before, Ghorepani
is famous for its apple filled stuff. We ordered an apple
pie with custard as our lunch dessert. |
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Delicious tuna pizza, served
on a hot plate. I'm going to miss these high-altitude
food of the Himalaya mountains. Best chef alone can't
make the day, you need the cleanest Himalaya air and water
source. Maybe I should stop eating pizza back home until
my next trip back to Nepal.
Btw, the Hilltop Hotel we stayed is the highest hotel
in Ghorepani, its recent expansion and renovation had
given us a chance of utilizing the cleanest room and bath
facilities in our 10-day trek (in fact, it was still renovating
at some parts when we were there). We got ourselves third
floor, ten meters higher than Ghorepani's elevation. |
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| 6:22pm: My second last day being
so close to the Annapurnas. This shot was captured in
the comfort of my room window. It was way too cold to
stay outside for a view this good. |
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