At first sight it looks like the local tip, but as you walk further out onto the bridge, a small river of slow-moving murky water becomes visible. Rubbish and scraps completely cover the banks and ground near the river and continues into the river itself. Pigs of various sizes and colours wade through the sea of putrid smelling muck, [...]
Archive for the ‘2011: Nepal’ Category
Riding on an elephant through Chitwan National Park showed me many amazing wonders that the park had to offer. Trying to hold on and balance three metres in the air, on a platform strapped to a three tonne elephant while it bumpily lumbered along the forest paths, was by no means easy. It also didn’t [...]
We don’t always get a chance to shower every day (no facilities, no time, too tired, no hot water, or perhaps we are just grots) so when we do bother, it makes sense to make an occasion of it. This particular occasion involved Zoe being brave enough (and subsequently, Mitchell was talked into it) to get [...]
Chitwan National Park is major animal jungle reserve, World Heritage listed, containing tigers, sloth bears, buffalo, crocodiles, leopards, wild elephant, rhinos, and other animals that will eat you (or at least stomp on you) given half a chance, along with deer, monkeys etc etc. A common way to wander through it is to climb aboard an elephant [...]
It was us kids’ first time rafting. I didn’t really know what to expect but I was pretty sure it would be a lot of fun, not knowing that I was going to get sick halfway through. Zoe looked so small in her huge helmet and fat, foam, lifevest. We were all on one raft, [...]
White Water Rafting and Knifed Politicans
Posted: 10 December, 2011 in 2011: Chitwan N.P., 2011: NepalTo get from Pokhara to Sauraha (Chitwan National Park), we opted out of the 7 hour bus ride and instead took a bus 1.5 hours, then spent an hour trying to dig the bus out of the sand next to the river, then 2 days rafting down the Seti River (about 5-6 hours rafting total), [...]
Trekking 5: Ghorepani to Pokhara
Posted: 4 December, 2011 in 2011: Nepal, 2011: Trekking, Photo GalleryDay 11, after early morning hike up Pun Hill, we returned to relaxing breaky at Ghorepani Hotel before heading downhill on the last leg of the trek, through oak and rhododendron forests, beside mountain river flowing through a narrow gorge with crystal clear water cascading into beautiful ponds that would be great to swim in, [...]
Day 11: 300m above Ghorepani, a 45-60 minute hike, is Pun Hill, where everyone heads up to in the dark to watch the sun rise light up the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges, containing 2 of the highest 10 mountains on the planet. After a couple of days of heavy cloud cover, we weren’t real confident, but the [...]
Day 7, up early to see the sun rise on the Annapurna peaks, then retrace our steps to Bamboo. Took 3 days up, but only 1 day down. Approx 1.5 km vertical. Day 8, Bamboo to Chhomrong. In theory, easy, but in practice, Chhomrong is spread across/down the side of a rather large hill. You [...]
Darkness spread over the night sky. The bright stars twinkle like angel’s eyes. All calm and peaceful in the gentle breeze. At dawn, the first rays of light shine on the tops of the mountain, as if a little golden fairy has tapped the mountains to glow. Finally the mountains light up in colours of fire and [...]
