Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Day 12

New Bridge to Chomrong

The view from Chomrong Annapurna III (left) Manchapuchre-Fishtail (right)


We headed off early in the morning to a town called Jinu, an hour up river to check out the hot spring.  The trail followed the river through the jungle.  There were flowers everywhere and the hot springs were great after 10 days of trekking.


Then we headed up the hill to the town for a delicious lunch of french fries and fried eggs (common trekking meal apparently) on a sunny flower filled terrace.


We were content, relaxed, and full, then came the climb to Chomrong! Steep sun exposed steps, eroded in places and uneven...very hard hiking after such a relaxed morning.