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I am happy to report that lizard women successfully survived washing her hair in a cold shower. The trick is to wash your hair first under the lower faucet then wring your hair out well so that cold water does not drip on your back while also staying out from under the shower as much as possible! It’s the small victories that are the satisfying ones- and yes I am quite proud… Read More
You know you are back in civilization again when you have had two (hot) showers in three days. This morning, Day 10, the end of my trekking adventures, we arrived back in Pokhara after another entertaining automobile ride. Day 9 was as leisurely as Day 8 and I decided to take the day off from writing, and well, doing just about anything, so I am combining Day 9 and Day 10 in… Read More
The rain lasted most of the rest of the day and into the evening last night. There was a great group staying at the tea house though so the confinement was pleasant. I chatted with some ladies from Australia, a couple from England and another couple from Spain. We ended up playing Uno for a while but everyone went to bed by 8pm (me included). We got started hiking around 7:00am and… Read More
We made it to Annapurna Base Camp today and I have no words. Seriously, I really have no idea how I am going to convey the experience. But I will try. Just realize, that no matter what I am writing it cannot, by any measure, come close to describing actually being there. We started out early from Durali because it was a two hour walk to Machhapuchhre Base Camp (MBC) where we… Read More
I woke early, around 5:30 am actually, having not slept too well and did some stretching and went ahead and packed up. We planned on starting at 8:00 am so there was no rush to be off but I had nothing else to do that early. The most challenging task involved with packing is compressing my sleeping bag to a manageable size. Even with a compression sack I have to sit on… Read More
Yay! Hooray! Whoopee! This is me laughing and being giddy which is exactly what happened when I stepped on the beach of the North Sea at Robin Hood’s Bay today. I did it—walked across the whole of northern England- 192 miles. What a great feeling of accomplishment! But it was a long day and quite a work out to finally get there. It seemed that this last stage, a 16.5 mile trek… Read More
Be careful what you ask for! I have mentioned several times how much I enjoyed the isolated freedom of being alone on the moors. Well nature arranged that for me today in a not so pleasant way, at least at first. First I have to start with the weather, because, well, this is England, and the weather is central to everything. It rained all night pretty steadily (I felt really bad for… Read More
Well I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I did not have to trek 20 miles today as I originally thought. Taking a look a bit closer at my itinerary I realized that the plan splits the long trek into two smaller segments. Brilliant! That meant that I only had about a 14 mile walk facing me when I got up this morning. The bad… Read More
Well I must have set a new land speed record today, although not intentionally (and that does not count the 45 minutes or so I could not find the path- but more on that later). Today I managed to accomplish 13 miles in a little over five hours. But first, the weather report! Before beginning this adventure across England I was amazed at how much the topic of the weather fascinated the… Read More
Today was the second of my two planned rest days. After slogging through the rain yesterday I was ready for a bit of rest! Richmond is a popular stop as it is a town full of history, lots of hotels and B&Bs, and restaurants. For the first time since Grasmere I did not set an alarm even though I woke up fairly early anyway, around 7:30am. After an hour or so of… Read More
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