NEPAL [ A Family Trekking Travelogue ] - by limwhow & SereneXMM

[limwhow]

Thank you, limwhow, for taking me along with your trip. Not literally. But reading this thread really makes me feel the anxiety, exhaustion and relief felt by you and your family, just as if I was there too.

I think it must have been even tougher than our original trek!

If I am to do it, I'd have rested a day after climbing to Poon Hill that morning.

Oh, acpical my good friend! Sorry I missed out your comments.
I thank you so much for your kind words.
And on your words in blue... the story goes thus:

I first told SgTrekker to give me something do-able for the whole family.
And SgTrekker said - ok, do Ghorepani-Poon Hill trek.
I asked sure can right? SgTrekker said no problem. Moderate track. Easier than Namche Bazaar.
I gladly signed up.
But when SereneXMM and I did it, we personally felt it was TOUGHER than Namche Bazaar.
When one night we asked Mahesh about it, he said: "Ghorepani-Poon Hill is tougher than Namche Bazaar. Because you start at 1000m and you ascend all the way to 3200m, a total of 2200m on your own feet, and the terrain is difficult. In Namche Bazaar, we flew to Lukla at 2800m and we went up to Namche Bazaar at 3400m."
Mahesh felt that this trek is more difficult.

But of course, I cannot discount the difficulty of Namche Bazaar. It was really also full of ups and downs..
I remembered both SereneXMM and I were terribly breathless up there then..

 

[limwhow]

thank you very much for sharing.......an excellent and inspiring travelogue.....:thumbsup:

h2o, thank you very much for coming on board.
Haha.. as I was telling every one, I am merely a humble story teller.
Both SereneXMM and I enjoy travelling. And over the years, I have found that the documenting of the trip is just as enjoyable as the trip itself.
And what brings me joy is the compiling of my shots, my thoughts, my own experience and feelings that completes the whole trip.
No trip would ever be complete without making it into a story, I feel.

Thank you once again!

 

[wonglp]

Love your Hokkaido series which help in my recent trip, and this one is as good or even better. Hope to use it next time when my kids are ready. Look forward to next series. You should start a blog, sure will have good following too!

 

[limwhow]

The Last 30 mins walk to Nayapul...

Yes, indeed.
After lunch at Birethanti, we just needed to walk the last thirty minutes to get to Nayapul.
And that would be where our minibus would be waiting to bring this tired bunch of trekkers back to Pokhara.
By now, AhLiXMM's toes were swollen and the blisters on her heels were beginning to hurt her more.
But it was merely another 30 min's walk.
Nothing compared to what she had gone through.

We walked through a cluster of small houses.
Probably part of Nayapul already.. But still, we got to cross another suspension, the last one, before we come to our pick up point.

 

[limwhow]

The children were ecstatic with the end so palpably close.
It was with mixed feeling that we came to the last bridge..

 

[limwhow]

At the end of our trek, we were all very grateful to everybody, everything...
And of course, these that had been close by our sides over that five days...

Our trusty trekking stick bought for S$6 per stick...
[Can still see that particular stick with the Singapore flag?]
These sticks were really good. It took us a while to get the hang of what height to set them to.
And some may not screw so well.
But whatever it was, after these few days, each of us developed a kind of affinity for our respective sticks.

Of course...

Our trekking shoes...
[Every one's shoes, except mine because I was the one taking the shot]
Yes, all kinds of brands... good shoes, tough and waterproof.
Couldn't have completed the trek without them..

 

[limwhow]

Day 8 .. flying back to Kathmandu

No surprise.
Often in Nepal, when the weather turned bad, the planes get delayed.
And our flight back to Kathmandu from Pokhara was no exception.
The morning visibility at 9am was like that... couldn't fly.

.. and we all took the chance to sleep some more while waiting in the airport.

Thankfully the delay only lasted one and a half hour.

 

[Cactus jACK]

very interesting account of the family trip... although, i'm not sure if your kids will agree with all the captions...

very nice landscapes at poon hill!! i'm thinking of changing my itinerary from kk to poon hill now... either way, i may still have to contact you about the best places to get good tracking gear...

 

[limwhow]

very interesting account of the family trip... although, i'm not sure if your kids will agree with all the captions...

very nice landscapes at poon hill!! i'm thinking of changing my itinerary from kk to poon hill now... either way, i may still have to contact you about the best places to get good tracking gear...

Cactus Jack ah Cactus Jack.. lol..
It's not every day that one can take a trekking trip to Nepal ah..
I would be glad to offer whatever help I can.
And thank you so much for your kind compliments!

 

[Canto]

Hello Limwhow & Serene,

Happy belated new year to both of you,

Long time never take photo or see CS..
Just saw your this thread.
Nice Series again!....well done!

 

[Daoyin]

very nice landscapes at poon hill!! i'm thinking of changing my itinerary from kk to poon hill now... either way, i may still have to contact you about the best places to get good tracking gear...

limwhow: Your thread is getting alot of people excited about visiting Nepal. First Hokkaido and now Nepal, maybe another career re-incarnation might be tourism ambassador. haha.
Such family trips are wonderful but do not come cheap. In December many years ago, I came across a group of Singapore primary school children with their teacher in
Beijing on a school field trip. Out of a class of (I suppose) 40, only about 15 odd made the trip. I often wondered about how those who were left behind felt.

 

[limwhow]

Hello Limwhow & Serene,

Happy belated new year to both of you,

Long time never take photo or see CS..
Just saw your this thread.
Nice Series again!....well done!

And a Happy New Year to you too, Canto!
Thank you very much for coming on board and giving us the encouragement!

limwhow: Your thread is getting alot of people excited about visiting Nepal. First Hokkaido and now Nepal, maybe another career re-incarnation might be tourism ambassador. haha.
Such family trips are wonderful but do not come cheap. In December many years ago, I came across a group of Singapore primary school children with their teacher in
Beijing on a school field trip. Out of a class of (I suppose) 40, only about 15 odd made the trip. I often wondered about how those who were left behind felt.

Hahaha... Daoyin.
Cannot lah. Now still need to work to buy milk powder (for the children).
One day when I am at your stage, I might need to pay you a special visit to ask for advice on how to write like you.
And I absolutely agree that all these trips do cost money.
But you know, it all depends on how you want to travel.
Like what you ever told me before, there are many countries (Nepal included) that one can travel relatively cheaply.

 

[Daoyin]

Only you can live your life the way you want it. Post more photos please.

 

[divinemoment]

Lim Wee How,

What a great series of photos and narratives i must say. Its an absolute delight to follow every "twist and turns of events". I just came back from a family holiday and I understand how important it is for a time like this to relish family bonding, esp when the "task" is not one of shopping and sight seeing, but about instilling encouragement to one another, inculcate cooperation and the army tag line esprit de corp.

WELL DONE DOC.

 

[tecnica]

aww... no more liao... looking forward to your next adventure!

 

[limwhow]

Love your Hokkaido series which help in my recent trip, and this one is as good or even better. Hope to use it next time when my kids are ready. Look forward to next series. You should start a blog, sure will have good following too!

Sorry, wonglp... I missed out your comments.
Haha.. No lah, I don't think I would start a blog.
ClubSNAP is such a wonderful platform.
All my friends that I know today, many of them I knew through ClubSNAP. ClubSNAP started our friendship, and ClubSNAP perpetuated the relationship in this big group, and even till today when many of my friends have (temporarily) put their cameras one side and focus on another (equally intensive) activity, we all still come back to CS once a while to make sure that we still keep an eye on the happenings of this forum.
I know my pictures and notes would be in safe hands and in safe keeping here.
And it is here they will continue to be.

Only you can live your life the way you want it. Post more photos please.

Haha.. yes, Daoyin.
I will continue to live in as best a way I can.
Too bad, my grandfather didn't leave me anything so that I might be able to stop work and do more travelling.
Would love to follow in your footsteps.

Lim Wee How,

What a great series of photos and narratives i must say. Its an absolute delight to follow every "twist and turns of events". I just came back from a family holiday and I understand how important it is for a time like this to relish family bonding, esp when the "task" is not one of shopping and sight seeing, but about instilling encouragement to one another, inculcate cooperation and the army tag line esprit de corp.

WELL DONE DOC.

Divinemoment yah, Divinemoment... thank you once again.
I agree. I am that crazy father who is perpetually seeking for that tougher and more siong pasture for the offsprings.

aww... no more liao... looking forward to your next adventure!

tecnica, thank you thank you.
But, look around... in this lovely forum, there are many many travel diaries written by good CS members, and they are excellent and written with sincere gusto!
I am reading every one of them and travelling to other parts of the world with these very good people.
Let's enjoy all these travelogues together!

 

[TWmilkteaTW]

Alight. Now i can only look forward for your next thread
Thank you and definitely a big thumbs up to you :thumbsup:

 

[chalib]

Nice write up.... Appreciate for sharing

 

[duffydufs]

a very interesting travelougue indeed. thanks for sharing and happy new year Mr Limwhow

 

[muzikbug]

I have trekked in Nepal many years back, and know how difficult it is.
You have not just completed the trek, but also motivated the whole family to complete it. Really an achievement!
And, to top it off, you made records of the trek through the lovely pictures and travelogue.
I am sure it is a memorable trip which improved the bonding for the whole family.
Must say that I enjoyed reading the travelogue a lot (just liked the Hokkaido one).
Can I shout Encore and request for the last part on Kathmandu as well?