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| Rishikesh to Delhi |
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Rishikesh back to Delhi 11/1/08
Our last leg of the journey was a long drive from Rishikesh back to Delhi. And this concludes my trip journal and the last of the pictures.
Auli to Rishikesh 10/31/08
I felt a bit like Gilligan, in that our 8 drive was more than 12. We spent a little extra time in Joshimath looking for beer to take with us and found three of the boys from the crew. And the road was less than 'roadly'. Needless to say we did not get to see the Aarti ceremony.
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| Auli to Rishikesh |
Gailgargh to Auli 10/30/08
Gailgarh (11061') to Auli: I cannot tell you how high my heart rate went on this last day of walking. The view of Nanda Devi and the path along the edge both thrilled me, only in different ways.
Auli put us in ski resort. Sort of. Our much awaited hot showers had to wait for the water to be turned on. Our as much awaited beer was not really encouraged. We got both and it was worth it. It was also hard to believe that a trip that took forever to arrive, a walk that seemed to go on and on, was suddenly done. We now saw other people that weren't working or walking. We now had to ready for riding out from nowhere to somewhere.
Auli put us in ski resort. Sort of. Our much awaited hot showers had to wait for the water to be turned on. Our as much awaited beer was not really encouraged. We got both and it was worth it. It was also hard to believe that a trip that took forever to arrive, a walk that seemed to go on and on, was suddenly done. We now saw other people that weren't working or walking. We now had to ready for riding out from nowhere to somewhere.
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| Gailgargh to Auli |
Kuari Pass 10/29/08
Today the wind was frantic, but the sky was clear. It's time to cross the Kuari Pass. Kuari = unmarried woman. There are actually two humps to the pass, hump 1 was at 11995' and hump 2 was at 12606'. Not as high as in the brochure. Whew!!
We walked along a ridge in the sun and wind. When we stopped for lunch we were able to get out of the wind and lounged in the sun like lizards until we got the Joom Joom from the boys to get going.
The last tent night was spent at Gailgargh. I had thought I would dream of beer and showers, except Bsim said we'd be walking along a cliff that the ponies could not go along. What do you mean the ponies can't go there? Ahhhhh!!!!!!! Not fair...
We walked along a ridge in the sun and wind. When we stopped for lunch we were able to get out of the wind and lounged in the sun like lizards until we got the Joom Joom from the boys to get going.
The last tent night was spent at Gailgargh. I had thought I would dream of beer and showers, except Bsim said we'd be walking along a cliff that the ponies could not go along. What do you mean the ponies can't go there? Ahhhhh!!!!!!! Not fair...
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| Kuari Pass |
Diwali!
Today we go to Dakwani (10869') and tonight is Diwali! Dakwani is at 10869' and is the last camp before the pass.
Everyone that had bought fireworks laid them on the table at tea. The boys's eyes grew really wide at the sight of BOMBs. Yes, I think they really were bombs!
A great time was had by all when the boys sang what we think was a Diwali song followed by blowing things up. Then they set up an offering in the dinner tent complete with Laxmi.
Everyone that had bought fireworks laid them on the table at tea. The boys's eyes grew really wide at the sight of BOMBs. Yes, I think they really were bombs!
A great time was had by all when the boys sang what we think was a Diwali song followed by blowing things up. Then they set up an offering in the dinner tent complete with Laxmi.
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| Panarani to Dakwana |
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