Namaste!
Thanks to everyone for your comments - I have really appreciated them. A bit of 'home' during an adventure that has well & truly pushed me outside my comfort zone. Nothing like not showering for 17 days to make you feel 'precious' ;-)
Just a quick post - I am alive, well & back in Kathmandu after our trek. After seeing nothing moving faster than a Himalayan trail (ie a convoy of yaks) and hearing nothing louder than the bells they wear around their necks for 3 weeks, polluted & chaotic Kathmandu is proving to be somewhat of a culture shock.
I'm really struggling to find the words to describe the trek - I certainly can't in the time I have available now - suffice to say that it was by far the most difficult & challenging (both physically & mentally) thing I have ever done - but also the most rewarding & fulfilling. Nepal & particularly its people have touched my heart & soul. Apart from the scenery, it has been the interactions with the locals that have truly touched my heart. The Nepali are by far the most generous, humorous, good natured & beautiful people I have ever had the privilege of meeting. With porters who don't speak a word of English, I have played cards and also cricket with a bat made out of a tree stump - cricket I have to say becomes very difficult above 4,000m! I have been called 'didi' our young porters - kids under, say, 25 for whom western woman are still an object of fascination. The smiles on their faces when I responded with 'bhye' (meaning younger brother) were priceless & something I will always treasure.
I can't believe my time here is coming to an end - but I am already planning my next 2 visits here. This place has made such an impact on me that I know it is somewhere I will continue to visit time & time again. In the last few days I have also put into place plans to give something back to this wonderful country & to a few very special people which I am very excited to be involved with.
I'm flying back into Sydney on Sunday night so a full 'trek report' & photos will follow soon.
9 comments:
Wow ! Can't wait for the extended version Jen. Fly safe. :)
Yeah - wow!
So glad it has been good. We need times like this to give our lives refreshment,challenge and perspective .
Look forward to hearing more.
TA
So glad it has been good. We need times like this to give our lives refreshment,challenge and perspective .
Look forward to hearing more.
TA
Glad to see Mountain woman is coming back. Good to hear you enjoyed the trek, the country and the people.
What a shame they haven't got 'smellablog'!
Can't wait for the photos and five word report ;)
Can't wait to hear all about it Jen.
See ya in Warwick :-)
coooool!
holding my breath for more reports and photos.
no yaks on mt kilarney :)
cu next weekend.
Welcome back Jen! thought for a moment you had been taken by a hill tribe chief for his wife! looking forward to hearing about the smelly trek!!!
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