Pokhara Basecamp Day

Day 1: 8 Oct Wed (Pokhara Basecamp)

Exploring Pokhara

Went out with Boni & Renjith Baby to see Pokhara - beautiful place, lush green mountains, paddy fields, huge lake - Lake Phewa.

We took scooters to see all the places - George & Renjith rode them, Boni and I took pillion rides. It was fun! See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

There were a lot of people doing paragliding. They do it in tandem with an instructor on a parachute, jump from the top and land in the valley. It looked really fun - I guess you would feel your stomach turning. We want to do it when we get time.

We did some shopping, Renjith took a pair of shoes for rent, Boni bought the traditional Nepali caps, I bought a beautiful green bracelet.

Thakali Lunch

Had lunch at a local restaurant. Thakali meals - delicious local cuisine! The main dishes are rice, dal, a potato dry dish, greens, pickle, papad and a special curry - we tried pork, chicken curry, and yak _____ (ask Boni).

Trek Debrief

We went for the Indiahikes debrief at 4pm at the Top’N’ Top hotel. Our trek leader Praveen was waiting for us. He explained the whole itinerary and how to prepare for the trek:

HELPR Protocol

• Hydrate
• Eat
• Listen (to your body)
• Pace yourself
• Rest

Meeting the Team

We met the 12 TKM folks:

• Boni Gopalan, Renjith Baby, Roshini Paul, Tinku, Alima, Bushra,
• Simon, Deepu, Vandana, Prakash, George and Ann (technically, not TKM, but please adjust)

3 non-TKM trekkers:

• Pratibha, Anushree Shenoy, Nihar

Dinner & Gear

We had dinner at the Top n’ Top hotel - daal bhat with rice, roti, daal, potato, radish pickle.

Praveen gave us:

• Kit bags
• Snow chains for the shoes
• Sleeping liners

Final Packing

Went back to Hotel Dashain, packed the kit bag with our stuff, and prepared our day bag for tomorrow’s trek.

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Tomorrow: The journey to Kimche and our first day of trekking to Ghandruk!