The first day of the trek went by uneventfully except for the astoundingly beautiful scenery and people. We passed corn fields and gardens as well as a herd of goats.
When we got to our waterside village, Ganesh told me about a memorial for some army soldiers that had accidentally died on a man-made avalanche and he drove me there on a motorcycle. As well as seeing the memorial, the ride to it was an exciting and memorable experience. On the way back toward the village, we even got stopped to make sure that I wasn’t being kidnapped!
The next day had a steeper and less gradual slope, but it took a very long time even though the hike itself wasn’t terrible. The reason is that when we stopped for lunch we weren’t aware that there was only one cook, so we had to wait two hours just to get our food. The owner of the establishment felt so bad that he wrote us a message on our Tibetan Bread!
Because we were very far behind, toward the end of our hike Asher rode on a motorcycle with a monk to our hotel.
I rode for a very short time because the monk came back and I really had to go to the bathroom (sorry! TMI!) I drank hot chocolate and slept later that night. The next day’s hike was also beautiful and we got to stop at a wonderful apple orchard famous for its fruit! They were delicious, but the rest of the day was quite peaceful. This was actually one of the most carefree days of the trek and I enjoyed it immensely.
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