On Sunday I had the day off from my course as well as from working in the coffee shop, so I took a walk up some local mountains with Tanya, who I met in the coffee shop. It felt like a hike just getting to our meeting spot, as I first had to clime the 235 steps from where I am staying up to the road, and then the long walk. I didn’t really know what to expect in terms of the hike, which was probably a good thing as I might have decided not to do it had I known... We walked UP for 5 hours... OMG, that was tough going, because my body just feels a slight incline and it starts protesting and becomes really heavy and tired. So I am very grateful for my guides’ patience! Half way up, as i arrived at the top of a ridge, the view of the other side hit me – it was so magnificent. So that tiny icy peak that has been peaking over the mountains became a range of icy peaks. So we sat down and had our lunch on the side of the mountain, with a magnificent view. The mangey dog from the other day came bounding up to us at this point – and so I thought I would share my peanut butter chipati with him, but he turned his nose up at it. He then proceeded to follow us a bit, before we realised that he had followed someone else up and so we ended up all walking together – with Mangey. I was blown away by the views... My photos do not really convey my experience – but they can at least give you some idea of what it was like. When we reached the top we stopped and had chai/coke and lunch before heading down the other side. The journey down was a different experience completely, as there were rhododendron forests as well as glaciers that hadn’t completely melted. The rhododendron flowers were in full bloom, and so there were beautiful red and pink colours all the way down. Walking in my strappy top, being warm and having snowball fights at the same time seemed quite surreal, but definitely the way I prefer to experience snow!
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