DAY 5 Ghasa (2120m) to Larjung (2560m) Day break delivers a blue sky morning in the Himalayas and we get a prime view of Annapurna 1 (8091m) and the Nilgiri range of North (7061m), South (6839m) and Central (6940m). They are stunning white peaks that sit behind the forested valley we are walking up. Clouds will blow in the afternoon, but for now, this view makes a size-able reason to come here. We walked on from Ghasa, following the road in part, u...

DAY 4 Tatopani (1190m) to Ghasa (2120m) Up at 5am to a blue sky, white clouds and stunningly high mountains framing the background. We hang out some clothes and bags to dry in the morning sun. Hobbling down to breakfast, I feel like I have aged sixty years overnight with stiff muscles and joints. Fried eggs and doughnuts for breakfast. Not round doughnuts like at home but flat, like they've been run over. The doughnuts are actually called Tibetan bread, a mu...

DAY 3 Ghorapani (2750m) to Tatopani (1190m) The alarm clock rudely woke us up at 4am, if it had failed to ignite, I'm sure the people ******* next door certainly would have. "What's that dear, thunder?" Outside was dark with no stars, meaning it was cloudy, lets hope the sun burns it away. Poon Hill (3210m) is a side trip from our route, and offers a 'must see' view of the Annapurna mountain range. We walked off into the night, following some other people from ou...

DAY 2 Tikhedhunga (1525m) to Ghorapani (2750m) We wake up naturally at 5am, a symptom of an early night. Through the plywood walls that separate us from the other guest's we listen to the South Koreans chatting too loudly for this time of the morning. We decide to get up at 6 and pack up our bags. Opening our bedroom door onto the hostels courtyard, the hostel owner smiles at us and our breakfast is ready. In rural Nepal all food should be ordered...

So, to set the scene. Kat and I have gone to Nepal for a month to go trekking, Kat pulls an amusing pained expression at any mention of this fact. We decided to each pick a trek and are walking Kat's choice first because it is at a lower altitude so we can acclimatise. Kat picked a 9 day, 100km amble, known as the Jomsom trek. You leave Kathmandu and take a bus West to the Annapurna range, and walk up from 1000m to 3710m , moving up the worlds deepest valley to s...