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Mommy's Nepal trek

Mommy e-mailed us some exciting updates about her trek in Nepal:

Hi guys, I am back from my trekking trip from Jomson to Pokhara. I only did
it in 3 days but doing 10 to 11 hours a day and instead of going out thru
Poon Hill, I decided I was not interested in trekking up a big hill and
trekkingh down and seeing the same scenery. I was sore.
the plane from Ktm to Pokhara was cancelled the nite you flew to Delhi and
so I shared a taxi with a nepali man and a couple from Calcutta. We arrived
at Poky around midnite and cbut I was not afraid of the taxi man.I stayed 2
nites in Poky and bougnt a Gurka Air tix to Jomson. I did not take a guide
or porter and was glad I did it this way cos I walk slow and I did n ot want
the porter to wait the whole day for me. The trail is quite popular
especially with donkeys and porters. I found my way by following the donkey
poop all along the way and stayed in tea houses along the way. It was an
ewxperience to trek alone but I was never afraid.It was also not an easy
trek cos I keep going up and down mountains and deep revines , full of
stones and rocks and poop so you have to watch every step of the way. You
could not take a step without looking down.The wcenery was wild and
beautiful but each nite I was so thankful to stop. It is an experience I am
gladI did but I would not do it again.Going around in the camper is better
way to go.

Li, Good to see your reply.I   can at least say I was the only woman to trek
alone and without a porter or guide on this trek. As for the trip, I
actually did loose weight on these 4 days cos I would only eat 2 eggs and
some potaatoes in the morning, drink some black tea in the afternoon, and in
the evening eat dal bhat or 2 packets of noodles with 2 eggs for dinner. I
drank the water along the way with 3 drops of iodine and a bit of tang in
it. I did not get sick as many hikers did but they ate all the wrong
food.Food at the beginning   of the Jomson trail   was expensive and all the
prices on top were controlled by the association of trekking. But as I got
lower down, prices started dropping. I stayed at guest house that averaged
from 50 rupees   to 80 rupees a nite. It is 76 to the dollar so I was not
exactly breaking the bank on this trip. I started waling at 6 am and did not
stop till 5 or 6 pm. I probalbly took about one and a half hours more than
the other people but I did not want to keep up.
I did not take a plane back to KTM from Poky because I was afraid it would
be cancelled again. The 7 hour bus ride from Poky to KTM was a frightening
trip and I was glad to arrive in one piece and so I tipped the driver well.
( I sat right up front of the bus so saw everything including accidents head
on)I have been tipping a lot of people but only about 20 to 50 rupees each.
I still have some money left and I was glad that you Steve gave me the money
from your Swiss francs cos I am using it all up. The first thing I did on
arriving at KTM was to check into the same room that your father and I
occupied , took a bath, canged my dirty clothes and then went downstairs
bakery to have a pot of tea and pastry.Tonite I will go and have a dinner at
the Chinese restaurant here cos I need some good food.I was so happy to find
the email place again. We appreciate such simple things after   a few days of
toughing it out.
As I am writhing this, the person next to me said there is a transportation
strike tomorrow and no taxis or buses all over the country. So I will have a
hard time going to the airport. I will try to hire a motorbike man to take
me to the airport or take a rickshaw. They are afraid the students who are
organising this strike will beat them up.I hopre I can get to the airport
cos the chances are better for me to get a seat on the plane.

posted by Li at 12:05 PM