We were up at 4:30 for our 6 am flight to Jomson and were greeted by this amazing sunrise over Macchupare
It was clear for most of the flight with great mountain views...
..including Annapurna.
It was a smooth flight and landing at Jomson, which is in the Mustang region.
We walked up to the Hotel Tilicho where some of Satish's staff were waiting
A very Tibetan interior
And what else but banana pancakes
This is the start of our trekking to the Upper Dolpo region of Nepal, which is culturally Tibetan.
It was only a 3 hour walk with little elevation, designed to start our acclimatisation. As we flew in to 9000 ft, we need it. A reassuring sign leaving Jomson?
We walked up the river valley, in very barren country
There were old troglodyte caves on the western bank
And Nilgiri peak watched over us
Our first Om Mane Padme Hum sign
A sun halo above us, surely a good sign
We soon sighted Kagbeni, and the wheat harvest was underway
We checked in to the Hotel Nilgiri View...
...and there was the view! - right out the restaurant window.
This is the view from the terrace
And of course there is a place for our donkeys, which will be used instead of porters.
Seemed the hotel owner also had a sideline in goats.
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