You are the siputest siput till one day you saw a siputer siput going slower than you. Then you'll realize you're not the siputest siput anymore :D
Entah kenapa kali ni, kami boleh laju dari orang lain. Hiker turbo masa our first Nepal trip dulu tak join. Geng2 yang average jer dulu2 tapi diorang kat depan lah. I was the last one. This time I surprised myself and hubby when we can hike at much faster speed. Hubby told me dia memang ingat I kena tinggal kat tea house sebab tak boleh catch up :D Was I very unfit last time or I'm just much fitter and have better stamina this time around? I'm not sure how that happened but I certainly am very thankful. Segala kudrat dan kekuatan datang dari Allah. I certainly practiced for it. Alhamdulillah I can enjoy the journey better because my lungs weren't struggling for oxygen. Probably better medication since I'm seeing specialist for my asthma now also helps. Here's the summary of our journey...
Once in a lifetime experience... 7 days trekking to ABC from Siwai.
Day 1 Trekking
Flight Kathmandu to Pokhara, bus Pokhara to Siwai. Bus broke down and lost about 2 hours waiting at the workshop and then exchange bus. Reached Siwai around 4.30 p.m. for late lunch and prayers. Trekked for about 2.5km in 1 hour (5.45 pm to 6.45pm) to Kyumi in the drizzling rain and darkening night. Forgot to turned on my Strava.
Day 2 Trekking
Started trekking around 8 am and reached Jhinu for lunch at 3pm. Reached Chomrong around 5.15pm and overnight here. We're supposed to overnight at Sinuwa but it was already late. Strava recorded 8.7km. I don't think the recorded moving time of 1 hour 40 mins is accurate though because we walked for about 9 hours (8 am to 5pm) inclusive of short rest and lunch break.
Day 3 Trekking
Started trekking around 7.30 am. Reached Bamboo for lunch and prayers around 1.30 pm. Reached Himalaya at 6 pm. We wished we can overnight here but there's not enough rooms to accommodate all of us. We walked in the dark, assisted by head lamps and torch lights. This time we walked closer to each other. We reached Deurali at 10 pm. That's close to 15 hours of trekking, inclusive of short rest and lunch break of course. Based on our small chat with locals and foreigners alike, they said we're crazy to trek at night. Even our guides and porters have never trekked in the dark. My Strava recorded 17.5km but I forgot to restart the app after lunch. My friend's app recorded 18km.
Day 4 Trekking
Started trekking at 8.45 am. Very hot and sunny weather. Reached MBC around 11.35 am for rest and lunch. Continue to ABC at 2 pm. It started to drizzle and fog, as well as getting colder. Reached ABC signboard around 4.15 and Strava recorded 8.5km. Not as long as the day before but the heat (from Deurali to MBC) and low oxygen makes moving slow. The weather started to clear as we reached ABC giving us amazing view of the mountains. We probably spend about an hour to take photos. Once we reached our room, hubby started shivering and complaining about headaches. That's probably AMS but he refused to go down. He didn't eat much for dinner but we managed to sleep in the cold. Our guide said the temperature was probably -10°C. We have no idea since we don't have any thermometer. Both of us wake up for toilet at 1.30 am and it was raining. We managed to get back to sleep.
Day 5 Trekking
The day began with taking pictures of glaciers and the mountains. We started moving around 8.45 am and reached MBC an hour later for short break. We moved at 10.30 am and reached Deurali around 12.15 pm and had something to eat. Felt like no energy as we didn't eat much for breakfast. It started to rain heavily and we moved at 2 pm in the rain. Reached Himalaya around 4.15 for late lunch. Moved from Himalaya around 5.30 pm and reached Dovan at 7.30 pm. Strava recorded 19.7km. I started Strava a bit late so we probably walked 20km today in almost 11 hours. 20km of jungle trails is certainly very different than 20km on the tarred road.
Day 6 Trekking
Moved from Dovan at 8.10 am, reached Sinuwa at 10.55 am for a drink. Continued to Chomrong at 11.15 am. Reached Chomrong at 2.10 pm for the best Dhal Bhat for me and fried rice for hubby. Harini jalan laju. Kelaparan sangat by the time sampai Chomrong. Moved from Chomrong at 3.10 pm and reached Jhinu at 3.50 pm. Harini nak rehat lama sikit tu jalan laju. Strava recorded 17.5km.
Day 7
Moved from Jhinu at 8am. Reached Kyumi around 10.50 am for a drink.
Moved from Kyumi to Siwai 11.20 am.
Reached Siwai at 12.15 pm for lunch.
Get on the bus around 2 pm and reached Pokhara around 5.15 pm. Strava recorded 9.5km.
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