Bas Kharka to Dandaketari Trek Day 2

We woke early to the beauty of the Dhaulagiri Mountain Range and a hot cup of tea from our hosts. We are staying at a Community Homestay. The trek we are doing is very remote and unpopular compared to Lhang Tang Valley, the Annapurna Circuit & Everest. We are the first group to trek following the monsoon season. We packed up and had a breakfast of omelet, buckwheat breads ( pancake) with honey and potatoes, onions & tomatoes & tea. Vimal briefs us for the day and what to expect. He brought out the map to show us our full trek route. Today is a trek up til noonish and then we will do some volunteering. We started straight up from the village on the stairs built by villagers years ago. They are overgrown with vegetation which is another clue this is a remote trek. Vimal was saying that he has invited the Lonely Planet people to come and see it, which may change the popularity.
We had just under 5 km with so many stairs, some dense forested trails, and one suspension bridge. Chitra paces us slowly to acclimatize as we climb, ensuring the group rests Nangi is a beautiful village. We were welcomed by the "Mother Group" ( they look after each other, volunteer, make the welcome marigold wreaths and ensure other women are safe from abuse, etc. They will stay until man leaves if he is abusive) with beautiful marigold wreaths. It was very special.
Two elders  or representatives from each family come together. This cooperation is strong here in Nangi. It may not be in other villages.
They provided tea & lunch before we were shown to our Homestays. We are across the mountain from Our lead, Chiktra's, home village of Ramche.
The homestays have showers (cold)and pit toilets in outbuildings which are standard. Each room consists of 2 twin beds. We sleep using our sleeping bags and mosquito nets surrounding us to protect from mosquitos, spiders and other insects.Weiterlesen