The musings of an amusing traveling blonde
Today was the big day: Annapurna Basecamp. It was the highest peak of my trek (13,650 ft or 4,130 meters), and the goal I had set for myself. Gambu and I started from Deurali and ripped through Machhapuchhre Basecamp to Annapurna Basecamp in 3 hours. Although the trail itself was easier today, the altitude made…
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I basically floated today. My legs no longer shake when I stand, and I propel myself up steps even when they’re up to my hips. My new baseline is uncomfortable and slightly sore, and I’ve learned to be happy with that. Granted, I’m fueled by coffee and Advil- but I also think my body is…
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Kelsey and I met while watching the sunset over Annapurna in Nadapani. I had seen her around over the last few days, and could just tell she was a warm and inviting person, so striking up a chat with her was effortless. About her: I learned that Kelsey and her fiancé, Matt, are from Colorado…
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I bid adieu to my French friends, laced up my boots and headed towards Sinuwa with Gambu. By now, I felt used to the Nepali flat (constantly going either uphill or downhill) and was starting to feel stronger. I even started to appreciate how the steep inclines would naturally stretch my calves out while I…
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I write in my journal every day, and Gambu, my guide, always asks “what are you writing about?” Every day I give him the same answer, “I’m finding different ways to say: everything is beautiful and everything hurts.” This morning was particularly hard. Imagine going up a flight of stairs carrying a small child. You…
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I’m currently warming myself up in front of a single space heater (okay, it’s actually just metal barrel with a fire lit inside it) in the main room of a small lodge in Ghorepani, while John Mayer’s greatest hits play in the background. My legs are tired from another uphill day, but it’s a good…
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Today was the first day of my trek. Today I also climbed the equivalent of 300 floors, carrying a 50 pound pack for five hours. I’m always as honest as I can be on my blog, so I’m okay admitting that it was hard. So hard. And better yet- everything I didn’t want to happen,…
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I spent my first day in Nepal sightseeing in Kathmandu. Upon landing, I was immediately greeted by Prem, a friend of my father’s (because everyone’s parents casually have pals all over the world, right?) At first glance, Kathmandu seemed to have this dream-like haze about it, which I quickly realized was just smog. I was…
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After Bali, the boys and I spent two nights on the Gili Islands, an archipelago of three small, largely unknown islands off the coast of Lombok. I promise those are all real names of places, yet I myself still don’t know if it was reality or an elaborate two day dream. We spent our first…
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I have a vision. An idea of how things are supposed to go, of how they’re suppose to look. Almost everything is planned, and well thought out. My trips may look effortless, but I’ll be the first to admit they’re not. This trip itself is a culmination of hours on a computer searching for flights…
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