Thursday, April 12, 2012

Finished the trek and heading to Kolkata

The trek went really well. The first day it was rainy and there was practically no view. On the second day it snowed then we saw the mountains for sunset. The 3rd day we woke up at 4 am to see the sun rise. It was clear and we were able to see the 3rd highest peak in the world. The views made the trek really incredible. Three of us decided to trek back to Yuksom (the town we started in) after breakfast. We hiked about 26 km yesterday so that we could catch a jeep this morning to get to the railroad station a day earlier. Now Im heading to Kolkata. Its going to be a big hot city. Numerous people told me to go there so hopefully its nice.

Something random: there is a huge spider on my backpack right now. It freaked me out a little, so Im going to have to take care of that now.

1 comment:

  1. Sounds EPIC Willie! Third highest peak, eh? Take that West Coast "Rockies." Guess they're not so big and fluffy with snow after all ;)
    About that spider..Every month Marley gets a dose of Advantix; it's for fleas/ticks, etc. Perhaps I should ship you some for your backpack and yourself? At least that way you'll be better prepared to battle the bird-eating spiders they probably have over there in the land of Mowgli and Baloo the bear..If nothing else, your backpack will be safe from harm by the fangs of squirrel-sized spiders..
    Keep on trekking - loving the stories bro! Love YOU bro! :)

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