From Pokhara, we head back into the mountains for the ABC trek—the Annapurna Base Camp trek. A taxi takes us to Phedi (on the foot of the mountains). There, a steep climb on stairs begins. The cuckoo seems to be flying along with us.
After a few days of walking we arrived in Landruk. We are heading for Chomrong. We descend steeply to the river. On the other side, a road muddy from the rain awaits. A car offers us a lift to the end of the road. Great. That is where the path with endless stairs to the Chomrong begins.
A nice guesthouse with ‘French fries’ on the menu. Mmm … tasty. Delicious ‘organic’ fries, freshly made with potatoes from the garden.
On the other side of the river, the trek to the Annapurna Base Camp begins. We soon have a view of the iconic mountain the Machhapuchhre or ‘the Fishtale’. Switzerland has the Matterhorn, Nepal has ‘the Fishtale’.
The trek is beautiful. But everyone who walked to the Base Camp walks back down here as well.
It is crowdy.
We are walking in a national park where there is a limit to the number of hotels, but not yet to the number of hikers. Finding a room closer to the Base Camp is becoming difficult. Guides are booking for groups, but for us, it is uncertain if we can find a room.
After a night halfway through the trek, we descend back to Chomrong. We stay there again for one night. After a thunderstorm, late in the afternoon, the air is becoming clear and we have a beautiful view of the Annapurnas and the Fishtale.
Pokhara, Phedi, Dhampus, Deurali, Lanfruk, Chomrong, Bamboo, Dovan, Chomromg
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