Trip yang sangat ditunggu2. This is special because not only going with hubby but my school friends too. Despite being told the weather will be below 5°C at night, tak lah beria sangat cari winter clothing. Semua gara2 darling hubby kata dia pernah pergi Australia, tak prepare apa pun. Suddenly sampai sana sejuk. Boleh jer survive. Katanya gitu lah :)
We reached Tribhuvan airport at night. The moment we exit the airport and feel the cold air hit our face, terus rasa beku hidung. Nasib baik dapat gloves free courtesy of organizer. In Kathmandu, we stayed at Vaishali Hotel in Thamel. Memang shopping haven for hiking and winter clothing. Tapi sampai dah dekat midnight. Kedai semua tutup. Nak ke hotel, kena jalan kaki pulak dalam sejuk2 tu. Our bas tak boleh masuk sebab jalan yang kecik sangat. Sampai2 hotel organizer dah arrange halal food tapau from restoran Anatolia. Dah midnight makan beriani and nan. Esok pagi2 nak ke airport semula to catch Everest flight.
Nasib baik waktu pagi naik dua van bukan bas. Sebab van boleh masuk sampai ke hotel. Ada yang tak nak pergi sebab pernah pergi dulu. Beku tunggu di airport sebab weather not clear. Last2 ikut tourists Jepun bersenam, siap dpt back massage free lagi. Tapi memang terasa panas badan lepas tu. In the end, Everest flight cancelled sebab weather not good. Nasib baik tiket boleh pulang semula. We'll try again on last day. Balik hotel untuk breakfast and quick shopping barang2 hiking. Lunch at Anatolia. Petang tu dah nak berangkat ke Nagarkot.
Sampai Nagarkot, kena menapak lagi ke Fort Resort. Macam nak pecah dada sebab badan warm dalam bas, siap dah terlelap2 gitu. Then sampai2 turun terus hit by cold air. Kena mendaki pulak lagi tu nak ke hotel. Again, bas tak boleh masuk. Hot tea menunggu our arrival. My friend Sarimah tolong ambilkan hot tea for me yang nampak macam nak beku dah agaknyer. Thanks dear. Alhamdulillah we had a really nice room with gas heater. Again organizer dah pack kan food from Anatolia restaurant.
The next morning, we were greeted by amazing view of Langtang Range. Mula2 ingat Himalaya. Rupanya it was a different range. Semangat masing2 nak pergi hiking. Everybody was bundled up properly. Macam nak naik Everest jer :) The trek is from Nagarkot to Dhulikhel which is 20km. Lalu kampung2 on hills and valleys. Bukannya trek ABC tu.
We walked for 4-5 hours before stopping for lunch. By this time ada kawan2 yang dah tak larat. Yang ada knee problem, yang tak biasa hiking. An arrangement was made for them to go back on 4wd. Lepas lunch and solat, we moved on. Sangat2 mencabar sebab memang tinggi lah nak memanjat bukitnya. But the view on the top was amazing. Really worth the huffing and panting. People asked whether I'm OK and I replied this IS my OK hehehe...
Moved on lagi. I was fine when we went downhill. Bila uphill yang half dead. Nak bergambar2 sangat pun tak berdaya. Dah tak nampak dah angle2 yang cantik. Tapi ambil juga lah few shots. Memang cantik sangat the view. Tali kasut tercabut pun macam dah tak mampu nak duduk membongkok dan betulkan. Hubby yang tolong ikatkan. Sampai kat one point ni ada 1 more group yang nak naik van untuk balik because it is getting dark. About 8 hours walk already by this time. Ramai yang offer a seat for me. I felt like macam masih berdaya nak teruskan. Besides, hubby tak nak naik van tu.
So perjalanan diteruskan lagi. Uphill... tiba2 jer rasa macam nak menangis. Menyesal kenapa lah tak naik van tadi. As it gets dark, temperature goes down and my lung dah mula sempit. Dah start wheezing. I had to use my inhaler. I was even considering terjelepok kat tepi jalan tu jer. Tapi tak nak susahkan hubby so teruskan juga. Hubby pushed me from behind my shoulders and I just muster strength to move my legs. Dalam hati berzikir Lahaulawala quwwata illa billahil aliyil azim sebab memang dah tiada daya upaya rasanya masa tu. Ada group yang dekat depan, heran sangat tengok diorang. Pakai enjin turbo agaknya berjalan tu. They were not from my alumni group. Memang geng hiking tu, sedara-mara or kawan-kawan alumni. Cuaca dah gelap, lagu dari kuil berkumandang seluruh kampung, bulan mengambang terang. Hubby dah ingat kena encang I kat belakang hahaha... nasib baik lepas tu downhill. Akhirnya sampai jua ke bas. All in all, about 9-10 hours of walking. The 2nd group yang naik van sedang tunggu dalam bas and clapping as we enter the bus. Bas yang menunggu di Dhulikhel akan hantar kami balik ke Nagarkot. Another 1.5 to 2 hours journey. Ramai yang tak selesa sebab baju dah basah. Hubby included. I sweat tapi tak lah rasa lencun baju.
Sampai hotel, lagi sekali kena menapak dalam gelap sebab bas tak boleh masuk ke area hotel. After almost 10 hours walking, mencabar jugak nak memanjat lagi. Dinner awaits us. This time provided by hotel. Sampai bilik, melepek depan heater. Best betul dapat hot shower. Hubby pulak yang macam tak larat sangat. Mungkin di saat penghujung tenaga tadi, kena pulak tolak and take care of me. The next day ada lagi short hiking untuk sesiapa yang berminat. No thanks. I've proven to myself that I CAN do it... 20 km, 9 hours. In the end I was the only alumni members yang habiskan the whole trek. Geng2 hiking yang jalan macam ada enjin turbo jer yang go for the short hike. I nak santai2 pulak esok. Then nak check out pulak.
Seronoknya pagi tu tak perlu nak rush ke mana2. We enjoyed our breakfast and take photos around the hotel. By 11.30 dah nak bergerak ke Kirtipur, cari sekolah agama untuk diberi donation. Our tour guide Yam namanya. Macam2 cerita menarik dia bercerita sepanjang dalam perjalanan. Ada 1 bas dan 1 van bergerak. Dah sampai Kirtipur sekolah yang dicari tak jumpa. Dah pindah lokasi katanya. Dah tengahari by this time and dah lapar. In the end decided pergi makan dulu. Lokasi, restoran Anatolia lagi. Memang kena berjalan nak ke restoran. Jalan kecik bas tak muat. Ini saja restoran halal yang mampu menampung dalam 40 orang pada satu masa. Kedai2 kecik rasanya ada tapi kena cari dan perlu menunggu pulak nak serve ramai2. Kena menapak lagi lepas makan. Dalam perjalanan jumpa masjid dan ada budak2 tahfiz di situ. So bagi barang2 donation pada mereka jer. Then bas sampai and naik bas untuk ker Patan Durbar Square. Kena menapak lagi sebab bas tak boleh masuk. Hairan kalau tak kurus after all the walking that we did. Sampai dah almost 6. Dah nak gelap. Tak dapat berjalan2 dan tengok2 sangat. Kena menapak lagi untuk balik ke bas.
We checked in at Vaishali Hotel again. We had a short time to prepare for dinner. It'll be traditional dinner with some cultural dance. I asked Yam nak naik teksi sebab rasa tak larat nak jalan dah. He managed to get 1 car and a few of us naik. Hubby tak ikut masa ni. He walked with the rest. We really enjoyed their dessert. Yang lain tak berapa sangat. Faktor penat pun yer jugak. Tapi masa balik jalan slowly with hubby. By the way, Kathmandu is dusty. We wore mask kat sana. Malam2 kurang sikit dust. The next morning kena bangun awal lagi, trying our luck with Everest flight again. This time, kami dapat naik bas untuk dibawa ke plane tapi kena tunggu pulak dalam bas tu until weather clear. Everyone tak nak keluar dari bas dah walaupun dibenarkan tunggu kat dalam. Begitu semangat sekali nak tengok Everest. Alhamdulillah after what felt like ages, dapat naik flight. The whole group on two plane. We sort of charter the flight so everyone could get the window seat. Memang tak dapat nak bayangkan jakun nya masa tengok pergunungan tu. Cantik sangat2. Dapat ambil gambar dekat kokpit lagi tapi clumsy me entah apa gambar yang dapat ambil masa dekat kokpit tu. Pegang kamera pun tak betul.
Everyone on high spirit masa balik ke hotel tapi kalut2 juga sebab nak breakfast, packing and shopping. Masa pendek sangat2. Hubby kata dia bengang jer with my bebelan masa ni. Nasib baik dia sabar. Oh oh... yer lah nak belikan souvenir utk family, nak pulangkan jaket yang beli masa sampai haritu penjual tu bagi salah saiz so I can't wear it masa hiking, nak packing... memang kalut sangat2 rasanya. Jadi bossy lah time tu. But we managed. Shopping pun tak sampai sejam. Packing pun berjaya tanpa beranak kan beg. Dah dalam flight baru hubby cakap yang dia bengang tu. Tapi nasib baik orang tu tak moody :)
Alhamdulillah the flight was uneventful. Tak habis2 teringatkan Nepal hills and valleys after the trip. Really2 worth it. I missed cuddling in front of the heater in Nagarkot. Best jugak rasanya pergi winter holiday. With care, my lungs can actually take it. Hubby pulak yang tak tahan, hidung berdarah. Sampai kat office masa meeting pun boleh berdarah lagi.
So siapa yang sebenarnya tak boleh pergi London ni ek :D
Mula2 ingat hubby tak nak join because of the timing and also it is my school alumni trip. Mostly girls lah kan. Very few men yang ikut. I'm glad he joined the trip. Terasa memang tak boleh harapkan orang lain masa hiking tu. He waited for me, tie my shoe lace and just be there when I need him. It wasn't a honeymoon trip but my heart brimming with love at my darling husband :)
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