Day 3 - Ghorepani to Tadepani via Poon Hill

Woke at 4 am to walk the steep dark trail up to the top of Poon Hill.

It was worth the trip as 200 of my closest trekking buddies watched the sun rise over Annapurna and D, both 8000m plus, and a host of other Himal mountains. 

The 180 degree panorama was breathtaking.

Our group consists to 2 Alaskans,  Canadian, Swede, one little Aussie, and a couple from the USA east coast.



We collect 2 Swedish girls in a couple of days, they had to stay behind as one got a bad belly.

This is I think the highest that Moosie has been!

It was a quick trip back down for breakfast (which consisted of tea, Imodium and a little porridge for me)  and to get organised.



Then it was a slow climb up and along a clear ridge. Saru and Aman gave us plenty pf breaks to enjoy the view.



We then spent the rest of the day descending through a narrow, wild gorge. Waterfalls, lush foliage, and steep, rocky trails.

We came upon our lunch village, wooden bridge over a fast creek, and a cluster of buildings perched on the side of the gorge base. Nepalese toddlers in down jackets played with the porters as we ate.

It felt so prehistoric and lush, and I realized how far away we were, not cars, bikes or anything, only human feet came in there.

Then a steep climb up for about 2 hours to Tadapani, where all sorts of sports went on, on the tiny bit of flat ground. 

We had a great view of the village with its neat vegies plots set against the mountains. All the vegies we eat, and meat (chicken) are grown in the village, with the cheese and milk coming from the water buffaloes  Western things such as Pringles (they must have a good sales rep) and beer come as far as they can by mule and then by porter ( who carry 100kg at  a time!!!)