What I did on Friday, October 4, 2002, does not constitute a normal day in Birganj.
A normal day in Birganj begins with coffee at Himanchal Cabin and ends with a book in bed by nine o’clock. The Friday of October 4, 2002, began with a shot of a starter’s pistol and a hundred Nepalis sprinting [...]
Days 9–14, Tukuche to Kagbeni and back to Pokhara
We had another lazy morning on Monday (Day 9). Liz and Andrew had left early that morning to climb a nearby peak while the rest of us had elected to eat lots of Danish pastries and wander the sleepy Western town of Tukuche.
Laurel, Tony, Moser, and I [...]
Days 6–8, Ghorapani to Tukuche
Friday morning, October 11 (Day 6), came early at 4:40 AM. We’d have to be on top of Poon Hill (3210 m) by 6:00 AM to see the sunrise so we tried to gather ourselves in a civilized manner. Kara was on wake-up duty and after she roused us we all [...]
Days 4–5, Pokhara to Ghorapani
I was in debt and getting the hell out of Pokhara. Every day we’d been in Pokhara we’d done little else (especially myself) than run errands and try and get our bags together.
Once again, Andrew out did me as the lightest packer. All he’d brought was a small, child’s backpack that [...]
Days 1–3, Narayanghat to Pokhara
Our vacation really began at around 4:00 AM in Narayanghat on Sunday, October 6 (Day 1). It was our last day I the Terai before we escaped to the crisp air and mountain views of Pokhara and its beautiful (we had been told so) Fewa Lake. But the Terai is a [...]
