Today was brutal. The trail went not only steeply up and down but was at times not more than a washed out path with treacherous rocks and tree roots. Not to mention crossing rivers on flimsy makeshift bridges ;) But the views were good and most of the time we were walking in the shade through dense overgrown forests. My knee is killing me too. After a long, at times agonizing day we finally reached our destination up at 9690ft, the guesthouse Deurali. At first we were happy to hear that they had hot showers. But that lucky feeling didn't last very long when Francis found out that the boiler broke. So we both used the fast vanishing sunlight to quickly wash ourselves at the cold water dish washing place outside the guesthouse. Again no heating anywhere. So we're sitting here in the freezing dining room writing our journals and waiting for some hot Dal Baht dinner :)
Heute war brutal
. Der Wanderweg fuehrte nicht nur steil rauf und runter sondern war bisweilen nichts weiter als ein ausgewaschener Pfad aus Geroell und fallenstellenden Baumwurzeln. Nicht zu sprechen von den provisorisch zusammengezimmerten Brueckenkonstruktionen auf denen wir Baeche und Fluesse ueberquerten. Mein Knie wurde dadurch natuerlich auch nicht besser. Aber die Aussicht war gut und die meiste Zeit wanderten wir im Schatten durch dichte Urwaelder. Nach einem langen und muehsamen Tag kamen wir endlich ans Ziel, zum Gasthaus Deurali (3230m).
Zuerst waren wir gluecklich zu hoeren, dass es dort heisse Duschen gab. Aber das Gluecksgefuehl hielt nicht lang an, als Francis herausfand, dass der Boiler kaputt war. Sogleich nutzten wir die letzten verschwindenden Sonnenstrahlen um uns draussen vor dem Gasthaus am Geschirrspuelplatz noch schnell zu waschen. Und wieder keinerlei Heizung im Gasthaus. Bei Minustemperaturen...! Jetzt sitzen wir hier im eiskalten Teehaus, schreiben unsere Tagebuecher und warten auf unser heisses Dal Baht Abendessen :)
ABC Trekking Day #5 "Going to the Limit"
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Pokhara, California, Nepal
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