The next morning we got up around 4:30am and made it up Poon Hill by 5:10 to watch the sunrise. The sun rose over Machhapuchhre and illuminated Dhaulagiri! Just beautiful, no wonder over 200 people got up this early to hike up here! Had a cup of tea at the top, and watched the sun come up. After almost an hour on top, we headed down to breakfast in Ghorepani.
Great example of the Nepali Flats today... up to the top of a hill or ridge, then down the other side to the riverbed before heading back up to the top of the next hill or ridge! It would be amazing to know how much elevation gain and loss there is between Ghorepani and Chomrong! We did a shorter day, stopped by 2pm at a lovely little lodge in Chiule. Watched a storm coming up the valley and listened to the thunder rolling in the distance for a little while, drained my blister again, then I took a nap! Woke up three hours later to rain on the roof, nothing quite like the sound of rain on a tin roof!
Met a Korean/Hawaiian who comes over here each year to help at a church in Jomsom, he's travelling with the local Nepali pastor to visit other churches in the outlying communities.
The next day I felt much better, the extra rest worked its magic! Another day of much elevation gained and lost, but the views were stunning and the trail beautiful. It is very lush here, and especially after the Kali Gandaki it seems amazingly green!
We made it to Dovan for the night... but barely got a room! Of the three lodges in Dovan the last one had one room left. I was going to ask if I could sleep on a bench in the dining hall if they didn't have a room. Met a charming Texan couple at the beginning of an eight month honeymoon! They were playing cards with their guide in the dining hall and invited me to join them. Good fun! Egyptian War, but the rules were pretty lax!
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