Day 1 Sept. 18 Bhule Bhule (840m) - Ghermu (1130m)
7am 5pm
13km
I was up just before 6am and we started eating breakfast at 630am. We ate a delicious breakfast of porridge and black tea. The goal was to be on the trail by 7am. We sorta made it, but about 20 minutes out of town Evie realized her tevas were gone from the outside of her bag and walked back to look for them. No luck! They were already long gone. So she bought a used pair of flip-flops for 250rps (62rps=$1US). A total rip-off, but she needed something to wear besides her hiking boots.
Not more than a few minutes after leaving town we had to forge a river. Apparently the monsoon is still going strong and the river is raging. We waded through some high water and on the other side while we were waiting for Evie to return with her new shoes, we tested our water filter. A few hours later and up the trail we made it to Bahundanda. We ripped off our bags at the first restaurant we saw and chowed down on dal bhat for 150rps. Another delicious and well deserved meal. Our first morning of trekking and we were all exhausted...getting used to the weight of our packs, our boots, and walking UP. Maybe we should have stayed there, it was a happening little town. But our book said it was only an hour to a town called Syange. But almost 3 hours later we hadn't yet arrived, so we stopped at the first hotel we found "The Peacefull Hotel". Our rooms were upstairs in a loft/barn like area of the house and there were solar hot showers (for most of us). We ate another meal of dal bhat for 160rps. Hopefully tonight will be an early night and tomorrow will be an EARLY morning. Walking in the heat of the day at this low altitude is a killer. We gotta start out much earlier!! And hopefully no loud rainstorms will pummel the roof like they did last night. Loving the trail and the food so far!
I think we ate two snickers between the four of us today! Only 46 more to keep us going the next 260km!
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