There and Back - Annapurna Trek
The Trek begins: Phedi - going up the first hill First "Platinum" stone on the path - later I found out it was paved with those Written: India, Gopalpur, Himachal Pradesh There and back – Trekking Annapurna, Nepal Can one truly squeeze a lifetime into one blog? Sitting here in the sweltering heat of India, it feels like that trek was a mini-lifetime. So, I'll just reflect on a few experiences that touched my heart or were simply surprising. I was barren of expectations going to the trek....except that I knew there would be quite a bit of up and down [given the local T-shirt humour: “a Nepali flat” followed by a picture of a rugged zigzag]. I braced myself literally: support braces on my ankles and knees and shok-absorbing trekking poles. I knew it could rain, so there was a bit of gore-tex with me + a waterproof rucksack. Given that I was my own porter and guide.....that did not add up to a super-light bag [around 10 kilos – way too much for that terrain!]. ...