Pewa to Ghap 4 November 2019

The trail passed nearly beneath the lodge, and the pack animals stop for a drink Others consume their breakfast The dining hall in the morning light The outside terrace above the trail The kitchen
IMG 4123 The barista Looking up river After a rocky yesterday and vomiting everything she ate once we arrived the night before, Christine tries just white rice Greg and Brigitte enjoy their porridge with honey
Departure photo: we are all smiles We follow the bottom of the gorge IMG 1878 IMG 1880 It's slow going. Not much energy
We climb out of the inner gorge Drying peppers Buckwheat A small settlement surrounded by fields Chorten
Wildlife Examining the crops Buckwheat up close Pack train on the other side of the river We will need to go there too
Jorses still coming down Up we go toward Bihi We will go well beyond these peaks in coming days Taking a break We stopped here for lunch
After lunch we will go that way For the passing tourists IMG 1894 For sale Power available
A strange fruit somewhere between a pepper and a cucumber While awaiting lunch Greg examined the "art" Dream-like posters Photo-montages with possibly profound messages Village scene as we leave: water point, water fowl, ramshackle lodges, regional map, a sign about some USAID project, prayer flags
Said water fowl Said map A somewhat more accurate map Off we go up river Abandoned?
The rain caught us at a place called Bur and we took shelter in the lodge in the center of the photo. We let the strongest showers pass and then continued on the trail A head hazard along the trail And a very rough section above a recent landslide The rain wasn't entirely finished with us
Bri and MIngma Armored fruit Brightly painted lodge at Ghap We had stuff to dry If you like wood paneling..
Laundry line Looking out Bri's room Consuming the afternoon Nescafé in the rather cold common room Reading but... it was just too cold.They wouldn't let us in the kitchen so we had to make do with comforters
A carb-rich diet