October 15, 2009
Written by: G
Well folks, we’re leaving our good friend Nepal tomorrow, after one heck of an incredible 5 weeks here. Why it seems like only yesterday we were stuck in Leh trying to convince Jet Airways that no, actually, they really should get us to Nepal like our ticket suggested they would do and looking forward to [...]
October 13, 2009
Written by: Ray
Since we had arrived in Nepal I was looking forward to a package of goodies sent off by my awesome mom. The goodies ranged from a WORKING compass to a spare pair of underwear (after 10 days on the river where there was no shower in sight, that new pair of undies couldn’t be more [...]
October 11, 2009
Written by: G
So we packed up and rolled out from our last beautiful white-sand beach campsite without much adieu. The guides were keen to get us going so we could stop at a temple along the river before getting to the take-out. [ngfilename filename='DSCN9169.JPG' float=center] Interestingly, one unique feature about this temple (besides the holy man who [...]
October 10, 2009
Written by: G
4:53pm Day 7 Omfg. I’ve gotten Ray’s foot thing and I’m afraid my toe is going to explode. It hurts SO f-ing bad and is getting worse. Ray just came and consoled me that my toe’s not going to explode, fall off, have to be cut off, infect my whole body, or kill me. But [...]
October 09, 2009
Written by: G
October 9, 2009 ~8:00pm Day 6 Wow I’m actually writing tonight! Today was cool, the highlight definitely being the “canyoning” that Dieter, Wouter and I all did up the waterfall in an impromptu, treacherous, slippery, and probably completely stupid journey we took to go as high up as we could. It was crazy and probably [...]