Well after Chitwan we took a bus to Pokhara, where we spent three days with our cousins Phil and El, and their gorgeous daughter Evey...who took a certain liking to Daves beard and was always asking for Unka! We had a super relaxing time, and even found an authentic English restaurant that served fish n chips! We ate there twice.
Phil and El were really hospitable and looked after us so well. They even set us on a trek providing us with directions, map, water filter and T shirts! We had four wonderful days trekking in the Anapurna National Reserve, where the views of the mountains were so beautiful and we were trekking a lot of the time through Rodhedendron forrests. We were making fun the whole time, imagining what Elsie and Penny would be exclaiming about how gorgeous everything was!
On one of the mornings we woke up at 4:30am and climbed to the top of Poon Hill, this had the most amazing view of several huge mountains including Anapurna 1 and south, Dalaghuri and Fish Tail. We watched the sun rise, cuddled in a yak wool blanket eating a Cadburys Fruit and Nut bar! Well worth the hard hike up there in the dark!
We had one night back in Pokhara, where we rested our incredibly sore legs, and then hopped on the bus today to Kathmandu. We'll have one day here, shopping and visiting some temples and then onto an 18 hour bus ride to the India Nepal border before catching yet another bus to Darjeeling! Not sure if Im ready for that trip yet!
We had a really nice Italian dinner tonight though and are feeling so blessed by the wonderful experiences we have been given. Hopefully we will be able to upload some photos soon and maybe even a video of the elephant rodeo!
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