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We have to admit it: we're certified Nepal addicts, labouring under that affliction since our first visit, in 1994.
After our slightly disappointing outing in the autumn of 2008, we decided to visit the Khumbu region once more, in the spring of 2010.
You'll find loads of tales, photos and information about that three-month trip and Nepal in general here.
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From Namche Bazaar to Salleri
(thomas;2010-Jul-15)
From Namche Bazaar to Salleri (6 days, 09 Apr 2010 to 14 Apr 2010)
09 April: Namche to Chaunrikharka
10 April: Chaunrikharka to Puiyan
11 April: Puiyan to Khari Khola
12 April: Khari Khola to Waku
13 April: Waku to Buddhidanda
14 April: Buddhidanda to Salleri
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09 April: Namche to Chaunrikharka
Sadly, it's time to leave the Khumbu:-( We retrace our step and walk back, in one day, to Chaunrikharka. A flying visit to Jorsalle, a short excursion up to Rimijung and its old gompa, then the Phakding's lodges and suddenly, there's the turn-off for Lukla… We continue straight ahead and the main tourist area is once again behind us.
| One word: GREEN! It always amazes us how the first villages outside of the National Park seem to be so utterly green. |
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Inside the Rimijung gompa… rarely visited but one of the oldest in the Khumbu region. |
| A nice, colourful stupa on the way down from Rimijung to the main trail. |
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10 April: Chaunrikharka to Puiyan
More retracing of steps: from Chaunrikharka to Puiyan.
| A rhododendron in bloom and a glimmer of high mountains behind. |
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11 April: Puiyan to Khari Khola
Another day with covering known ground: from Puiyan to Khari Khola.
| Khari Khola: a communal get-together with some food, tea and, for the men, some stronger stuff. |
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At a farm along the trail: small kid, big prayer flag. |
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12 April: Khari Khola to Waku
In Khari Khola we finally leave the standard tourist trail to Jiri and turn due south, towards the village of Waku. From what people in Khari Khola had told us we have the impression that Waku must be a big village: it isn't. Just a handful of basic houses and so we have some trouble finding accommodation and food. In the end, a shopkeeper lets us us sleep in her loft and agrees to prepare some dal bhat (which is delicious and filling).
| Harvest time. |
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Millet, wheat and other produce drying in the sun. |
| The weary travellers in their “hotel room” in Waku. |
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13 April: Waku to Buddhidanda
From Waku we turn west, towards a village called Buddhidanda. We know nothing of this place and along the way, the locals keep giving us conflicting advice as to how we can reach it. But after a few false turns, we get there during a huge sand storm.
| The finely-sculpted terraces which dominate the middle hills of Nepal. |
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A typical farmhouse. The smaller building behind is for the cattle. Note the wooden ladder leading to the upper floor. |
| And still more terraces. The amount of work that goes into constructing and maintaining these structures is hard to believe. Sadly, in tourist regions the Nepalese allow them to decay and fall into ruin. |
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14 April: Buddhidanda to Salleri
From Buddhidanda, after crossing a significant ridge, down into the next valley and the district headquarters of Salleri. A long, hard day, but with beautiful views up and down the valley.
| View from Buddhidanda southwards, down the Dudh Kosi valley. The mules belong to a train that was with us for a long time. |
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A surprising view back towards the high Himalayas. |
| A close-up. |
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The valley southeast of Salleri, our destination for today. |
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