Nepal Himalaya

Yes, the title is right. After a overnight train, 4 hour flight, 7 hour bus ride we are only a day away from the start of a 20 day hike in Nepal! We made this quick decision only a week ago and boom we are here. We will be returning to Thailand in May to see the southern part and spend time on the islands. However, now is the second hiking season in Nepal and we couldn't resist. The mountains have called us back. This time we are trekking through the Annapurna region and up to the Annapurna Base Camp (or ABC trek). It is said to be shaped like an amphitheatre by huge Himalayan peaks! It can be done in 10 days but we are planning on taking our time and add on a few smaller hikes to the end. Now, the only trouble with our last minute decision is that we have beach cloths with us and not hiking Himalaya cloths (we look hot). So we have left a bag of swim suits, tank tops, snorkels, and sarongs in a Kathmandu hotel (now we are naked). Then we went shopping! We now have new down jackets, long underwear, gloves, hiking poles, hats, a "yak wool" blanket (made of cotten and plastic most likely), and rented boots. We are all geared up for $100 each (our boots, left in Hong Kong, cost $250 a pair). Not too bad, but we don't expect our cloths to make it much more that the 20 days since they are all made with the cheapest of materials.

Since we have already put our lab top away for the hike we have no pictures to share with you this time but be patient and in a month we will show you more of Nepal and her glorious peaks.