Al Barkley's Blog

I'm going to be in Nepal for two and a half months so I thought I would set this up for people who wanted to keep track of what I was up too. Hopefully I will be able to update it now and then.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Annapurna Circuit here we come

Tomorrow morning at 5:45 am we get on the bus to the beginning of the Annapurna Circuit trek. We'll be out for 19 days without any internet access (I believe) before we get to Pokhara which is the second largest city in Nepal. There will obviously be no updates here for a while so do not fear the worst! The bus ride should be interesting. We're taking the "local" bus as opposed to the more efficient tourist buses. This saves us around 8-9 dollars but it may mean I have to ride on top of the bus. I can only hope. Most likely we'll end up inside the bus and it will still be a nerve-wracking trip between the crazy drivers and the worries about keeping an eye on our gear.

We'll be going over Thorung La Pass at around 18,000 feet elevation, dealing with Maoist insurgent checkpoints, and doing our best not to get any gastro-intenstinal issues. Should be a good time. Look forward to hearing from you all around the 17th or 18th of November.

Namaste!

2 Comments:

Mom Janet said...

Good Luck and I hope you and Casey have the adventure of a lifetime.
Looking forward to hearing the details when you return.
Namaste'
Casey's Mom Janet

11:01 AM  
Candace said...

What a beautiful word Namaste' is. I never paid much attention to it but the definition is really nice!

So, it is also nice to see that Casey's Mom supports the need for your soul to travel to foreign lands. My mother hated me being in Thailand.In fact she referred to it as the "biggest mistake of my life". Until the glorious day I called her and told her I had that job as an extra, in the movie over there with none other than her first love-Mr. Richard Chamberlain- then Thailand was fine. Damn Rhode Islanders- They rarely ever leave. Best of Luck. BEWARE THE THIEVESxoxoC

7:52 PM  

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