Himalayas II

Our second day takes us from Tadapani to Ghorepani. I was already feeling a bit of altitude sickness today as it was made apparent by my lack of appetite during breakfast.

We continued our hike with steeper uphills without much breaks in between, it was brutal because I found myself out of breath quickly, with a pulsing headache throughout. I was also hungry as I only had a light breakfast and lunch was still a way to go.

Even when we did reach our lunch point, the clouds covering the sun made waiting a battle in itself. It was really cold up there and I ended up succumbing and grabbing the down jackets which I should have done much earlier. I also didn't have much appetite for lunch despite being hungry, what a paradox.

Eventually, our trek took us to the highest point of the day which we had to ourselves. A quiet time of reflection and introspection, with the views of the far-off Himalayan mountain range beyond.

After less than an hour or so, we finally reached Ghorepani around late afternoon. I was relieved to know that I could now spend the rest of the day lazing around the fireplace. I felt the altitude sickness much more with my head aching while I tried to get some rest. A black dog disturbing me quite a lot though it's a pretty cute one so I'll forgive him. Lisa and I also took some photos outside and I was able to finally change my Instagram profile photo.

Day turned to night, and the whole time I was still by the fireplace. Dinner was served and I still had a hard time eating the macaroni I ordered, but hopefully tomorrow was going to be better as we were going down.Read more