By the end of the day’s trek, we made our way back to the one trekking route up the valley into the Annapurna Sanctuary. Needless to say, it got really crowded, really quickly.
After my nearly American-looking breakfast, we packed our bags and said goodbye to Tadapani. Leaving this morning, we made our way down the side of the juggle valley for nearly 2 hours. Just before we reached our first really lengthy suspension bridge, the juggle thinned out and we were back in the sun for the rest of the day. Of course, as with anything trekking related in Nepal, if you are tired of going up or down, just wait, because you will be doing the opposite for hours momentarily.
As we made our way up the sunny side of the valley, we passed a solo older woman making her way up the stairs with the help of her guide. Marcelo met a cow. We stopped for lunch at one of the myriad of family-run compounds offering meals and a few rooms. These places are amazing. I’m planning on a lengthy entry on just these little places later.
At our last rest stop before we descended into Chhormrong, the old man owner of the place gave a lengthy traditional dance. I think he was making fun of his wife for a lot of it. We were all laughing and having a good time.
Chormrong is very busy. I think we were lucky to get a place. Our guide and porter had to go somewhere else for their room. Another lengthy post after I get back will deal with the guide and porter system.
Marcelo is napping. I’m wrapping this up so I can hike back up a few places and check out one of the German bakeries we passed on the way in. Too bad for Marcelo. If you snooze, you lose.
