| Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
Namche Bazar (3500m) -
Lukla (2860m) |
Tuesday, 01.04.2014 |
 18°C |
US war veterans with missing limbs on their way to Everest summit. Exhausting last day to Lukla. We made it! |
Lukla -
Kathmandu |
Wednesday, 02.04.2014 |
 18°C |
Chaos at Lukla airport. We catch the last flight out. Back to civilisation. |
| Kathmandu |
Thursday, 03.04.2014 |
 18°C |
Khumbu cough forces us to go to the hospital. Helen has a serious lung infection. |
| Kathmandu |
Friday, 04.04.2014 |
20°C |
Recovery day. |
| Kathmandu |
Saturday, 05.04.2014 |
26°C |
Helen drops the teapot and the handle breaks off. Ooops! |
| Kathmandu |
Sunday, 06.04.2014 |
26°C |
Relaxing day. Uncooked meal. |
| Kathmandu |
Montag, 07.04.2014 |
28°C |
Washing. Shoe repairs. Shopping. |
| Kathmandu |
Tuesday, 08.04.2014 |
 30°C |
Helen gets diarrhoea. |
| Kathmandu |
Wednesday, 09.04.2014 |
32°C |
Web site. Plan for Tibet. |
| Kathmandu |
Thursday, 10.04.2014 |
32°C |
We are still sick and spend most of the day in bed. Web site. Pizza for Helen's birthday. |
| Kathmandu |
Friday, 11.04.2014 |
32°C |
Scouting for a tour to Tibet. Shopping. Helen plans Annapurna trek. |
| Kathmandu |
Saturday, 12.04.2014 |
28°C |
Web site. Tibet tour booking. |
| Kathmandu |
Sunday, 13.04.2014 |
 26°C |
Packing stuff for Chitwan NP and Annapurna trek. |
Kathmandu -
Sauraha (Chitwan NP<) |
Montag, 14.04.2014 |
36°C |
Bus ride to Sauraha. Sunset at the river. |
| Chitwan NP |
Tuesday, 15.04.2014 |
36°C |
Elephant stables. Elephant bath in the river. Horse and cart ride out to the Elephant Breeding Centre. |
| Chitwan NP |
Wednesday, 16.04.2014 |
40°C |
Three hour jeep ride out to 20,000 Lakes. Two rhinos and lots of birds. |
Chitwan NP -
Pokhara |
Thursday, 17.04.2014 |
 32°C |
Five hour bus ride. Walk through Pokhara. Sudden hail storm. |
| Pokhara |
Friday, 18.04.2014 |
31°C |
Relaxing day. |
| Pokhara |
Saturday, 19.04.2014 |
33°C |
Searching for a new hotel. |
| Pokhara |
Sunday, 20.04.2014 |
36°C |
Move to Palm Garden Lodge. Bus tickets and TIMs cards for Annapurna trek. |
| Pokhara |
Montag, 21.04.2014 |
36°C |
Final preparations for Annapurna trek. |
| Pokhara |
Tuesday, 22.04.2014 |
36°C |
Packing. Web site. |
Pokhara -
Ngadi (1050m) -
Bahundanda (1310m) |
Wednesday, 23.04.2014 |
36°C |
Ticket fight on bus from Besi Sahar to Ngadi. Short and hot hike. Wind storm over Bahundanda. |
Bahundanda (1310m) -
Tal (1700m) |
Thursday, 24.04.2014 |
32°C |
Extremely hot hiking day. "Illegal money laundering". |
Tal (1700m) -
Dhukur Pokhari (3240m) |
Friday, 25.04.2014 |
25°C |
Adventure Jeep ride to Chame. Pouring with rain overnight. |
Dhukur Pokhari (3240m) -
Ngawal (3680m) |
Saturday, 26.04.2014 |
14°C |
Steep switchbacks to Ghyaru (3730 m). Fantastic panorama views. Four long black hairs in Kirsten's Dhal Bhat. |
Ngawal (3680m) -
Manang (3540m) |
Sunday, 27.04.2014 |
13°C |
Freshly baked cakes in Braga (3439m). Sleet stops us in Manang. Cinema with tea and popcorn - "Into The Wild". Football live on TV. |
Manang (3540m) -
Tilicho Base Camp (4150m) |
Montag, 28.04.2014 |
15°C |
Dangerous landslide on the way to Tilicho. Spectacular rock formations and mountains! |
| Tilicho Lakes day hike (5000m) |
Tuesday, 29.04.2014 |
 12°C |
Sudden snow storm at Tilicho Lake (5000m). |
Tilicho Base Camp (4150m) -
Ledar (4200m) |
Wednesday, 30.04.2014 |
10°C |
Kirsten splits her trousers! No problems at the landslide. Hiking with the German group. Argalis (mountain sheep) with huge horns near Ledar. |
