Journey

On the fifth day, we finally arrived Annapurna Base Camp (4200m). We set off early in the morning at about six o'clock, walking on the snow for almost two hour before reaching the base camp. Because of the high altitude, at the last part of the journey, I had to stop to catch my breath for every ten over steps. Please go to chapter on Annapurna Base Camp for more detail. There are only four guest houses in Machhapuchhre Base Camp and Annapurna Base Camp. On the left was the guest house we stay at Machhapuchhre Base Camp. On the right, is a guest house in Annapurna Base Camp.

We started our journey back from Machhapuchhre Base Camp. Just after a short distance, we saw this big cloud coming in as in the picture on the left. After that there was a heavy storm and hail storm. for the rest of the day, we were walking in the hail storm until we reached Dobang.

After one night in Dobang, we headed back to Chomrong. It was a sunny morning and we enjoyed walking in the forest. Please go to chapter on The Forest. In the noon time, the sun was very hot and we had to climb up hundreds of steps to reach Chomrong.

It was another peaceful morning in the forest when we headed toward our next destination - Tadapani. But it was another hot day in the afternoon, and we had to climbed up to Tadapani at 2000m right after climbed down to a valley at about 1000. In Tadapani, I experienced a wonderful folk song singing by the Tibetan lady hawker.

Today, we were going to our last stop - Poon Hill. It was a different scenery on the way, we trekked through a rhododendron forest, a blossoms rhododendron forest! But too bad, the hail storm came again during half way of our journey and we had to rash to our rest point at Ghorepani. We were all wet by the time reached Ghorepani.

This blue houses are in the town surrounded by rhododendron forest, it is called Ghorepani. It is a very good place to see rhododendron. It is also a place to stay a night before climbing up to Poon Hill, because there is no accommodation up in the mountain.

This is Ulleri, a town has about three thousand and eight hundred stone steps. To climb down these steps was our last challenge for this trip. After this, it was a flat trek all the way to Nayapu.

Other than seasonal trekkers, people like us whose lack of the trekking experience have rely on the porters to help to carry our luggage. Without their help, I do not think I can complete the journey, at lease not in a more relaxing and enjoyable way. Big thanks to these people!