Today was a very long day! I woke
up then packed up all of my clothes that were draped all over my room drying,
giving the appearance of a cloth rainforest. Today we walked down the dry dirt
road leading out of Jomsom for quite a while. It led along a once-great river,
now nearly completely dried up, creating a sort of seasonal canyon. Only a few
hours in we stopped at a little restaurant and guesthouse next to an apple
orchard. I had a good hot cup of milk tea and slice of apple crumble, and then
we were off again. We weaved our way through little apple farms, now bare from
the coming winter. As we walked the temperature rose, forcing me to shed my
layers and wrap my shawl around my head as a makeshift turban and protection
from the hot sun. My legs ached with the many days of walking, my music only
temporarily distracting me from the pain.
It was quite a nice walk today.
There was a beautiful view of the mountains and the warmth was a blessing. We
stopped for lunch at a lodge about four hours in, and I ordered a very
dissatisfying curry, which pretty much was just watered-down veggies, no spices
what so ever. Everything stared to shut down and I felt extremely tired by the
end of walking, just as we wandered into the small town of Kalopani. The hostel
is fairly nice and I got to have a scorching-hot shower, which felt great. I
put menthol on my legs, and now the soreness is gone, but I smell incredibly
minty haha. We are all huddled around the large dining room table relaxing now.
The dining rooms at guesthouses all have this one big table with a heavy
blanket all around the edge and they put a metal bucket of hot coals under the
center of the table and everyone sits around the edges under the blanket and
get warmed :]
I’m sorry my entries have been
incredibly dry these past few days, I’ve been feeling quite tired and
uninspired :P Hopefully they will improve!
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I have taken on the restless spirit of someone
on the move.
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I only have about ten days left in this country!
It’s such a crazy thought, it saddens me, but also excites me :]
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I’m getting so used to being on the move, it’s
going to be strange going back to Kathmandu.
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Jake’s birthday is in two days and I have no
cell reception :[ I hope I do on the 19th!
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Seven hours of walking completed today!
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