Ulleri (1,960 m) to Ghorapani (2,750 m)
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| October 27, 2006: Ulleri (1,960 m) to Ghorapani (2,750 m) |
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| Woke up around 6 am. Incredible views of Annapurna South and Hinchuli from the rooftop of the lodge. No wonder the name of the lodge is the Superview Guest House. Had breakfast outside (yes, it is that warm!). Tea and hashbrowns with cheese to get calories for the climb up to Ghorapani. Ghorapani is located at an altitude which is 800 meters higher than Ulleri, so all we have to do is go up, up, up. But it wasn't that bad. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| After leaving Ulleri, we went through a forest which was quite pleasant as it was cool. A couple of hours later, we came to a little village named Naranthati (I think) and had a cup of tea. Another hour and a half and we were in Ghorapani. I am not quite sure, but it looks to me like there are two Ghorapanis, one with no views at all and then one on top of the ridge. I saw the Dutch guys from last night. They stayed down here in the lower part. Bharat and I, however, kept going up until we reached the ridge with plenty more lodges, several of them quite big. There are great views from up here (as we discovered the next morning), but when we arrived, it was cloudy and no mountains to see. To the left and a couple of hundred meters higher in altitude, one could see Poon Hill, where we will go tomorrow morning to watch the sunrise on Dhaulagiri. We went to the (forgot the name) lodge and "checked in". Very nice lodge. I had noodle soup, spaghetti with cheese and tomatoes. Very good! Also, Bharat and I drank a couple of cokes. All this is more readily available and much cheaper than in the Khumbu region. When I had finished lunch, it was only 1:30 pm. As all views were obscured by clouds, I went down to my room, listened to my i-pod and took a nap. I wanted to rest some for the long day ahead. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At dinner time, the lodge's dining room was packed mainly with Asians, from Malaysians to Chinese and Taiwanese. Only 2-3 Westerners. Had tomato soup, pizza with tomatoes, cheese and onions and rice pudding with apples as dessert. And, of course, a couple of beers (for calory intake only). The food in this lodge probably was the best I had in any lodges during my Nepal trip. I went to bed early, around 8 pm as I had to get up at 5 am the next morning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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