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Day 21 - Australian Camp - Dhampus Phedi - Pokhara (790m/2592ft) November 19, 2001
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Our Australian Camp campsite |
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Another view of this scenic campsite with Annapurna South at the top left |
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Our remaining staff. From a peak of 35 staff at the beginning of the trek we finished with 22 |
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back row: porter, porter, Pasang (kitchen staff), porter, porter, Surje (kitchen staff), Lal Bahadur (kitchen staff), Bai Kaji (kitchen staff and our morning greeter), Sarku (kitchen staff), Bhim (Brenda's and my porter), Chandra (assistant guide), Bhola (sirdar) front row: porter, Damar (head porter), Ali Bahadur (kitchen staff), Battam (head cook), Moti (assistant guide), Krisha Gurung (assistant guide), Tej Bahadur (kitchen staff and morning greeter), porter, Shyam (head porter) |
(my apologies for not knowing the names of all our porters) |
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Heading down the trail towards Dhampus,1650m/5413ft where we would pass through our last ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) checkpoint |
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The last part of our trek was a steep descent down stone steps from Dhampus to Dhampus Phedi 1130m/3707ft. This is a view of the valley looking east-south towards Pokhara At Dhampus Phedi we had our last trek lunch and then took a 1/2 hour bus ride to Pokhara |
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The Hotel Meera where we stayed in Pokhara
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Lakeside is the tourist ghetto of Pokhara but much nicer than Thamel in Kathmandu. Less pollution, beautiful mountain scenery, gorgeous lake and wide streets with sidewalks so you don't have to hear incessant honking behind you as you are about to get run over as in Thamel. Down the street from our hotel I had the best pancakes I've ever had at the Monsoon cafe |
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Pokhara, 790m/2592ft This is the Lakeside area where tourists stay. These next few shots of Pokhara were taken from the rooftop courtyard of our hotel. |
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There are great views of the Annapurnas and Machhapuchhre from Pokhara. |
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Phewa Tal Everyone really liked Pokhara, as a tourist you can get everything in Lakeside and it's just so much nicer, less hectic than Kathmandu. |
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