day 1// day 2// day 3// day 4-6Day 7:
Chame (2710 m) to Hongde (3420 m)
Finally feeling a little better,
the fiance and I fled Chame and never looked back.
I have many unpleasant words to describe this little village in the mountains,
but I will refrain from using them here in order to keep things on a positive note.
And, to be perfectly honest,
had I not gotten so sick,
perhaps my opinion would be a little different.
Still recovering,
we moved slow, took our time, and stopped for breaks often.
lush, beautiful Evergreens,
and earth growing taller and taller.
meanwhile, my nose spent the entire day inhaling the fresh, pine air.
bliss.It was not long before we came upon the dramatic Paungda Danda.
Looking back on all our days trekking in Annapurna,
this enormous curved rock face remains my favorite part of the entire trek-
even more than the enormous snow covered giants we were about to meet.
This curved slab of rock rises more than 1500m from the river.
pure. beautiful. natural insanity.
I will never look at our world,
and its power,
with the same eyes.
I was speachless that entire afternoon.
and, I still am.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard I try,
there are no words to describe this magnificent corner of our world.
You’ll just have to take my word for it.
By 4pm we reached Hongde,and decided to stop for the day.
Despite hiking the easier route,
I was exhausted.
We dropped off our bags,
and admired the mountain views from the guesthouse rooftop-
Our first glimpse of the enormous giants we flew half way around the world to see.
I was not disappointed.
oh no.
It was this moment that I fell in love with the mountains.
real mountains.
We met two Israeil guys and played a couple games of Uno,
laughed, and shared stories.
It’s amazing how fast you make friends while traveling.
and one of my favorite parts about seeing this world-
you also see the people.
I had my first bucket shower ever,
and was surprised at how far a bucket of hot water goes.
Not even kidding,
mind blown by this tiny realization.
We ended the day with the only freeze dried meal with carried with us-
beef stroganoff.
It was heavenly.
This is amazzinnnggg!! Please take me there with you! lol
These shots are stunning! Beautifully done. 🙂
Your pictures are breathtaking! What a great trip!
Oooo you are so lucky! My husband has been talking about going to Nepal for two years now! He really wants to go 🙂
Wow, wow! What an incredible place
another amazing post! what an amazing opportunity – how amazing is earth?!
i agree about meeting people. i have always found the social aspect of travel to be one of the best. meeting people from all different countries, races, and walks of life opened my mind more than some of the places themselves.
another amazing post! what an amazing opportunity – how amazing is earth?!
i agree about meeting people. i have always found the social aspect of travel to be one of the best. meeting people from all different countries, races, and walks of life opened my mind more than some of the places themselves.
Wow. Those pictures are absolutely stunning.
This is so my next trip! Love. Love. Love.
I like how you were honest about regretting not pushing yourself to go on the harder trail…I'm thinking about that in my own life.
Wow! So, so beautiful! My mind is actually blow 🙂 Love the last photo with the view of the snowy peaks!
xxx
Jenna