So it has been many kilometers since I last posted. I have covered some ground on two wheels and have not been in a vehicle in three weeks. It is absolutely incredible. Most of my riding has consisted of curvy mountain roads. Sometimes I am clinging to the side of a mountain, sometimes I am …
So, I set out looking for bungee cords in Chiang Mai. There is no Thai translation for bungee cord; so I tried the Thai word for rope and hand gestured that the rope is stretchy and made hooks out of my fingers. They were completely perplexed by my charades but we had a …
It has been a week since I left my nest at 3 AM in the morning for a 30 hour travel day. During this week I have been acclimating to the 12 hour time change. Most important though is adjusting my attitude. The attitude of routine and feeling sure about your surroundings. The attitude that …
March 4, 2020 There was zero traffic and good conversation on my way to the airport. We left at 8:15 and arrived at JFK at 10:30 for a 12:30 flight. Harry took my pic and sent me on my way. Everything is running so smooth and I have everything under control……… I get up to …
March 6, 2020 After 26 hours of travel and no sleep I arrive in Kathmandu and thankfully get picked up by the guest house I reserved for tonight. This is the best thing I could do for myself when landing in a foreign country with no phone, no understanding of the currency, no sense of …
March 6 It is fogged in this morning so there is not much of a view. Packing up and getting on the trail early sounds like a good plan. I am not having the nicest thoughts about piggy backing Grover this morning. My hips are very sore and shoulders are in recovery stage. Laying out …
March 7 I feel like I finally have had a full nights sleep and have a grasp on the money and food situation. So, today I pack up Grover leaving the tourist Mecca and take a taxi 45 minutes north east to Boudha. Boudha is home of the largest concentration of Tibetan refugees in Nepal …
March 7 Last night I set my alarm for 4:30 so I could get up early and walk down to the Stupa and start my mediation rounds before and while the sun rises. Eager with mala in hand I leave the guest house around 5, the sky just starting to lighten up. It is quiet; …
I’m going to start from 3 days ago when I left Boudha for my warm up trek in Kathmandu valley. This is a moderate 3 day trek in Shipuri Nagarjun National Park hiking through high jungle, rice fields, villages, and reaching Chisopani with 180 degree views of the peaks of the Himalayas. Grover and I …
March 9 2020 So we left off with me taking Grover off to assess my decision making. One thing for sure is Grover needs to go on a diet , but there is nothing I can do about that at this time. Typically on a hard trek you would leave the heavy stuff behind and …