Saturday 30th September 2017 Namche Bazaar, Acclimatization Day Altitude Start : 3,440m (9,350ft) Acclimatisation Climb : 3,880m (11,640ft) Elevation Gain : 483m (1,449ft) Woke at 6am…ping wide awake that was it…long lie no longer! Sleep was ok but woke at various points throughout the night…you have to understand that the tea houses are very basic…

Friday 29th September 2017 Day 2 – Phakding to Namche Bazaar Altitude Start : 2,600m (8,500ft) Altitude Finish : 3,440m (11,286ft) Elevation gain: 640m (12,099ft) 6am ‘lie in’ and it was time to get up, get washed (baby wipe shower), sort out the rucksack, get breakfast, begin the trek! I feel good and I am…

Thursday 28th September 2017 Day 1 Lukla to Phakding Altitude start : 2,853 (9,369ft) Altitude finish : 2,600 (8,500ft) When does the dream become a reality – it’s just happened today! We got our first view of Mount Everest. Towering above all the other mountains she stood before us! So today we started off early…

So Kathmandu continues to provide us with an intoxicating travel experience. (You may need to Google some of the names of things to understand what they are!) Firstly we visited Swayambhunath aka Monkey Temple. This is an ancient religious sight full of dated architecture which has stood as a hallmark of faith and harmony for…

Woo hoo managed to sleep in slightly this morning…the one and only time though! Spent the day exploring some of Kathmundu but doing the bigger sight seeing tomorrow whereby we will be visiting some of the temples. One of the many streets within the Thamel district Tuck tucks Also went to the Garden of Dreams…

So left Chitwan early this morning after saying a sad farewell to everyone there…short visit but very very special. So the road back to Kathmandu…now I’m not going to get into it again as the locals could do this on a daily basis with no complaining BUT omg! So just to re-iterate approx 100 miles…it…

Chitwan National Park is awesome. It’s a preserved area in the Terai Lowlands of South Central Nepal in the grasslands along the border of India. It’s known for its biodiversity, dense forests and grassy planes and home to several endangered species, including the one horned Rhino, Bengal tigers, Gharial crocodiles, Asian elephants and Sloth bears….

So come to realise and accept that driving in Nepal in general is slightly crazy. In order to get to Chitwan National Park we had to take a car journey of approximately 100 miles…not to bad we thought in order to reach the jungle….8 hours later we arrived at our destination! Let’s just say their…

….cannot believe 9 whole months ago the seed was planted! Nine whole months of planning, waiting with various emotions such as excitement, fear, anticipation, anxiety….and now the day has arrived! Possibly just realised what we have actually gotten ourselves into…it’s a bright, big, bold bundle of noise, smell, excitement, colour and taste… …..KATHMANDU! We have…