Sunday, November 25, 2012

Trekking to Poon Hill Finale

It was one beautiful morning where we witness a spectacular sunrise outside the Super View hostel. Here's some pictures taken during the sunrise, God is all mighty, he's creation is really beyond description.




I wish time could stop right there so that I can sit and admired the view as long as I can...
Super View Lodge Tadapani - by far the best lodge we have stayed. Thanks Kapil for arranging us room number 1 which has a real super view where you can wake up with the beautiful mountain view, especially for without having to guess whether the sun has rises! One different with this lodge compared to the rest is you need to pay for your hot shower - Nepali Rupee 200 per shower
It was again time to descend after breakfast, it was a pleasant trek as there was no more going up, all the way down! during our trek, I whisper to Julie when I spot the good looking guide we saw on our way up :)
Siva forever wanting to keep me entertain..
the one and only mushroom I saw throughout the 4 days trek
While ascending to Gandruk 1940m, views were spacticular, again I wish the time can stop right there!

I brought my pedometer, just to figure how many step I would have walked in this 4 days trek, it was at about 73k, which later reaches 80k when we arrived Nayapul, that gives an average of 20k per day, I think it should have been higher, probably cos we were slow when hiking up since we definitely did it slowly and this pedometer needs you to move rapidly.
Good bye hills! We'll be back in 2014 to trek up to ABC!
The rush down to our truck ride was a very hot one, our foot was burning due to active hitting on these hard rock floor...

Last patch of green I saw before returning to civilization.. 
Our 4 days trekking experience ended here, it was an enjoyable one, love every single bit of the trek, lots to take home with us. God creation is indeed awesome, thank you Lord for this great opportunity!

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Trekking to Poon Hill volume #3

Day 3 - Ghorepani to Poon Hill (3210) then Ghorepani to Tadapani (2680m)
Got up 5am the next morning, hike 45 mins up Poon Hill 3210m. Very tiring climb so early in the morning, it was cold and dark!



A dog who tugging in so tightly on top of the icy cold hill

It was awesome to see the skies slowly broke open


If not cold, think I could spend hours looking at these handsome mountains
Big crowd were up on Poon Hill to see the same sun rise
View from the towel watching some descending the hill
As this is our first time on the hill, not surprise that we were crazy taking heaps of pictures for each other, cos the scenery was too pretty not to take! It was icy cold, my fingers were numb and couldn't even tie my shoe lace which our Siva helps me :)


Didn't realize our jump shot did not make it, would have asked to redo if I check the shot properly...
Siva tying my shoe lace!

It was a great pleasure to have met both Sit and Orn from Thai
Sit and Orn's porter Raju :)

Here's a series of pictures I snap while we descend, loving the blue skies heaps!

If not mistaken, the blued roofs is where upper Ghorepani is

Gate to Poon Hill - you need to pay Nepali Rupee 200 entrance fee
We successfully descend back to our lodge for breakfast before heading to our next destination - Tadapani 2680m!
Home made apple pie - it was only so so, perhaps cos we were already too full  after lunch
Good bye Ghorepani!

A full view of Poon Hill!
Kapil sorting out our bus ticket to Chitwan - advance booking is a must during peak season

There are many trek option to go to Poon hill, this is one of them which we are now descending using this trail, how we were glad that we did not follow this trail up - it looks way tougher!

very pretty forest along the way

We departed from Ghorepani at about 9:45 am and manage to reached Tadapani at about 2:30pm, total hike for the days were about 6 hours including hike up and down Poon Hill :)

My bowl of spaghetti that looks like mee goreng - after a good hot shower!

After lunch and warming our body at the hotel's restaurant which has a nice fireplace, both Julie and I decided to head back to our room for some lazying in bed, also because I wanted to take a quick nap as I haven't been able to sleep well the night before.
In between resting, I got up seeing this beautiful sunset view, we were very glad that Kapil booked us room 1 which has a real superview - mountains are right outside our room's window, no need to get down our bed, it was a WOW!
Fish tail - looking very cold and cool

In the night during dinner, we were told that hostel next door is organizing a fundraising session, where they are collecting fund from visitor for a generator. So we join the party and tonight we discover both Kapil and Siva likes to drink and dance.

Siva the great dancer


We then ended the night with a bottle of Everest beer with both Kapil and Siva.

Trekking to Poon Hill volume #2

Day 2 - Thinkenhunga to Ghorpani (2750m)

Morning view outside our Lodge, herds of mountain goat already on their way down before we start ours

The next day, we got up early in the morning to wash up and breakfast and while waiting for our breakfast, we watches how mountain goats are being treated here, both Julie and I were heart broken when we witness the Lodge lady beating the passing by goats using a very thick stick, she hit till the stick broke! we think that is quite too much...
Right after breakfast, we started our trek to Ghorepani at about 8:20am.

While waiting for herds of mountain goat to pass, we all rested. This dog follow us up a few hill before he disappear to don't know where
We were standing by the cliff side, watching how these goats are being brought using another way down the suspension bridge
See the white dog, he will walked and rest as we do!
getting some pet from a local kid

Mountain goats causes quite a bit of delay during our trek today, we constantly need to stand aside to wait for these furry animals to past before we could continue to trek, saying that this gives us lots of opportunity to take a breather to look at the beautiful surrounding areas.
Herds of mountain goats that got frighten to have meet so many foreigner 
Locals are trekking up and down the hill to get to their school daily! Impossible for them to have excess body fats...
Rays shines in to make the scenery even more beautifully stunning!
Conquered the hardest 2.5 hours uphill, we successfully arrived at Ulleri 2010m



One of the stop we sat and rested for 5mins
Mummy's love

Some abandoned structure
Trekking into the forest starts here. I would imagine these donkey has shorter life span since they work so hard...
A little baby peeping out from a tea house where we rested
Spotted others who stack stones :)

This stretch of stream is so beautiful - beyond description!
Simple mountain life


A very good looking dog snoozing at the tea house that we had lunch!
Julie's plate of egg curry rice - she have had this for many times!
My second and last bowl of noodle soup aka instant noodle soup

Love this huge herd of mountain goats scattering around
Arrived Ghorepani 2750m - we stayed at the lower Ghorepani because our guide could not get us a room in the upper Ghorepani 
See You Lodge that we stayed - behind the long house in this picture