Back to Katmandu
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
The long downhill trek back to Jomsom wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I wore two thick pairs of socks to protect my ankles and didn’t suffer too much. The wind blowing up the river valley was intense, though, and we had to cover our faces with scarves so we could breathe. When we arrived at the Majesty Hotel in Jomsom, our trek was officially over. Over the past ten days we had trekked over 100km/60 miles, climbed over 2500m/8500 vertical feet and crossed more than 20 suspension bridges while experiencing some of the most incredible scenery in the world. We had discovered that we could do anything we put our minds to and that our kids were capable of amazing feats. It was now time to bid goodbye to our faithful porters, Dhorzi & Kumal, and our kids were not about to let them go quietly. After a twenty minute wrestling match and many hugs and photos, they were off to their next trekking group.
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