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Thur 19th Jan. Last day before trek...

20/1/2017

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Another beautiful morning on our last day in Kathmandu. And to make it even more special, Danielle celebrated her birthday today. Happy birthday Danielle.

I believe Pa Tom (Elaine's dad) may be following the blog and if you are reading this, Elaine wanted to let you know she wasn't interested in the Monkeys!!!

This morning after breakfast we all walked 45 minutes to the Monkey Temple. Did I tell you I like monkeys? The back street blocks of Kathmandu are the best, you literally go two streets back from the main tourists streets and you find the local butcher shops, pictures attached, mechanics workshops, fish shops and even a pet shop. I have told the group that one of the best things you can do in Kathmandu is get yourself lost. And when you discover you are lost, keep going. You will see more being lost than what you will ever see on the main streets. Negotiate a taxi or ask for directions back to the Kathmandu Guest House when you've soaked up all you can.

Ok, here's something funny for the day. It's fairly common that when you spend time in a third world country your bowel movements change. To put it mildly, you get to a stage where you can't "pass wind" safely without fear of following through. I know this as it happened to a very good friend mine, without mentioning any names BILL BROWN. Well, Jason tells me one day before we start the trek that he's had to take a dose of Metamucil as he's "bunged" up. Is he serious!!! Watch this space!!!

After returning from the Monkey temple everyone went there own separate ways for a few hours. John ventured back down to Durbar Square in the off chance that he may be able to get Kumari's attention before the normal 4pm viewing. He left her a note on the wall saying he's going trekking but will be back on the 31st if she's interested. Michelle Sue and I had lunch and the best coffee in town at a great coffee place called the Himalayan Java. Evan and Elaine grabbed some lunch and soaked up the sun in the guest house garden and sorted out some last minute shopping, while Anne, Greg, Danielle and Jason enjoyed a nice family lunch to celebrate Dani's Birthday. Sue found an "original" North Face shop and sent her credit card into meltdown.......sorry Ian. Sue does like to shop. A lot of the streets around Kathmandu are dug up. Durbar Square back to the guest house has a lot of roadworks. They're putting in an underground water pipe to supply drinking water around the place. It's a bit of a mess.

With the help of Prakash our guide, Anne had organized a birthday cake for Danielle which was enjoyed by all in the Guest House Gardens. It was then time to pack our trekking gear ready for an early morning start.

We are being picked up at 7am to get to the airport for our 8.30 flight to Pokhara. From here we have a 1.5 to 2 hour drive to the start of our trek.

Let the adventure continue.
18 Comments
David G
20/1/2017 08:44:26 am

Jason. I am sure that I warned you NOT TO SHARE such information with Sue. In fact, I am sure I actually PLEADED with you to keep all personal stomach/toilet/incident matters to yourself. Now it's not too late mate. We can still try to salvage the rest of your Nepal trip (as well as the next 5 years of your life), but you have to take note. Please repeat after me:
1. "I will not inform Sue of any further stomach or toilet experiences"
2. "I will not update Sue on my basic inability to fart while in such a condition"
AND
3. "I will NOT, under ANY circumstance inform Sue of any minor or major incident that I may suffer as a result of my stomach condition"
4. Repeat #3
All the best mate, Bill and I will be feeling for you...!!! Bill, can you add any further help to Jason to help drag him out of this truly horrible situation..!!
Good luck to all of you as you head to Pokhara today and commence your wonderful trek. I'm hoping Sue will get enough WiFi to keep us updated.

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Wine link
20/1/2017 09:30:53 am

There is a lot of Bill bashing going on and he is not even on the trip.
Great blogs/photos from Kat. Looking forward to the next part of your adventure. Good luck with the squirty bums

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David G
20/1/2017 09:49:36 am

Wine. Let it go on the record that I admire Bill for speaking up about his HAI (high altitude incident) from a few years ago. It took a lot of courage at the time. Unfortunately for him, he did it at the exact moment where "uninvited ears" were close by, and has thus suffered since. We should collectively continue to support both Bill and Jason..!

Sue
20/1/2017 10:43:55 am

He deserves it, Wine. Always good to use someone as an example of what not to do. Who better than Bill Brown. David is there a photo of Bill Brown we can put up on the blog. Always good to put a face to the name.

Sue
20/1/2017 10:39:51 am

Very very funny, unfortunately if I read this to Jason he could break into histerics which could cause such accident. We've never lost anyone to LAI (low altitude incidents). Maybe it's a paragraph you need to add to the booking conditions when they sign on to Trek Nepal with me.

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Bill
20/1/2017 10:54:54 am

Jason
Don't worry about a natural remedy to resolve this condition, 3-4 Gurkha 600ml stubbies will get things moving in no time. In the unlikely event that doesn't work, check with Sue as she holds the record for being "bunged up" at around 8 days. How do I know this, because I was given a daily update. All class!

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Sue
20/1/2017 11:15:50 am

Well well well, Bill Brown, welcome to the blog.

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Jason
20/1/2017 12:12:04 pm

Sue you are an evil woman. Lol

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David G
20/1/2017 11:10:59 am

Laughing VERY aloud..!!

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James
20/1/2017 01:13:17 pm

All the best for the trek, we will be looking forward to the updates. How many days does the trek go for, as the boys and I are almost out of clean clothes, talking about credit card meltdowns, we had to spend a bit of money on clean clothes to get us through until you get back and do the washing. ❤ love James❤

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Sue
20/1/2017 09:24:47 pm

Again, not funny James. I showed you how to use the washing machine.

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David G
21/1/2017 12:06:07 pm

Jimbo, between you and I........very funny...!.

Liam
20/1/2017 01:21:09 pm

Hey mum, good luck for the trek, the road trip had been great as we have brought new clothes everyday instead of having to do washing. Looking forward to the updates.👍

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Tent boy
20/1/2017 04:41:18 pm

Hi Sue, I have found a nice spot to pitch my tent. Next to a pool with a nice garden.
Have a great trek & always have a big square tissue in case the plumbing is frozen.

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David K
20/1/2017 05:31:28 pm

And then remember to not leave the nicely tissue wrapped logs in your room for the poor cleaner boys to find.

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Sue
20/1/2017 09:27:59 pm

Hi Kozak. Classy act.

Sue
20/1/2017 09:27:01 pm

Just like a bon bon tent boy.

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Henri link
27/12/2020 11:21:32 pm

Hello nice poost

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    ​Hi all.

    Welcome to the 2017 ABC trip blog.

    Sue will update and post the progress of the team from their departure out of Melbourne to their slog up to Annapurna Base Camp at 4,300m amsl and then their safe descent and recovery back down.

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