Saturday I had a decent wakeup time, and a great breakfast. Crystal clear view of the Annapurna range - breathtaking. Am sending a photo of it to Charles. He told me on the phone he's posted what I sent on his gallery which is either at /photos or at /gallery. I can't remember which, so both links are here.
Paragliding was amazing. Running off the side of a mountain made my heart jump into my throat, but in moments I was up in the air with eagles, and a dozen other gliders. Bad news though.. I was the first down, as I thought it would be poor form to puke on the guy flying me around. Nausea caught up with me from the spinning and bumps and drops.
Landing was cool.. ran right out of the sky and stood on the ground. Had some tea before heading back to Kathmandu. It settled the stomach a little bit.
Five minutes into the drive nausea returned, mostly due to the bouncy road and the driving technique on the highway that resembles playing chicken.
Stopped one hour in for lunch. Didn't help the stomach any.
About six hours later, stomach still sloshing around, arrived at Dwarika's hotel. It's like being in one of the temples here. My room is wider than the Privthi highway!
Bought toilet paper for the trip, and now its time to repack the duffle with belongings, and stash the rest away.
Our flight on Yeti Air is at 8am, which means it might be off the ground by noon. Wake-up call is at 5:30am.
There's limited internet available up in Sagramatha, so probably am off the grid for 11 days. Talk about quitting cold turkey!
Namaste!
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