Retrograde Maneuver
Bronchitis at 11,600ft = FAIL. Now that I'm back down at 3000ft, and still can't climb stairs without getting light-headed, I know it wasn't just altitude sickness. But reduced lung capacity + 661mbars of air pressure (66% that at sea level) meant I couldn't sleep, much less walk. So I was miserable for a couple of 'acclimatization' days, then actually enjoyed the last two days waiting for a flight off the mountain. Manang and Humde are beautiful, beautiul places. I even took some star photos from the roof of our hotel this morning!
Thank you Mary for the diamox and cipro! Thanks Neal Stephenson for Cryptonomicon, I read it entirely on the trek (1100 pages) and it kept me sane.
We flew into Pokhara this morning, and we have 6 days to accomplish our goal: relax and recover in paradise. So far, so good.
It's nap time. We found a hotel with an amazing tropical garden, for $7 per night. We are sitting next to a lake surrounded by shady trees. There's almost no traffic, and only the occasional horn (unlike Kathmandu).
It'll do.
Thank you Mary for the diamox and cipro! Thanks Neal Stephenson for Cryptonomicon, I read it entirely on the trek (1100 pages) and it kept me sane.
We flew into Pokhara this morning, and we have 6 days to accomplish our goal: relax and recover in paradise. So far, so good.
It's nap time. We found a hotel with an amazing tropical garden, for $7 per night. We are sitting next to a lake surrounded by shady trees. There's almost no traffic, and only the occasional horn (unlike Kathmandu).
It'll do.