I'm very happy I have been on this trek now and not 2 years later. The construction of the road all around Annapurnas is discouraging for trekking. It's just not fun. More importantly, slowly but surely, at the lower altitude, it kills the incomes that the local people have out of the very popular trekking rout. On the other hand, at the upper altitude there are purely ugly constructions of high and style-less lodges that spoil the charm of the place....
2 days after the pass, I also catch busses (3 of them, it takes all day!) to go down to Pokhara.
It was a wonderful trek. Beautiful, meditative and challenging at times. surely the great company added immense value to it. Everybody had a place in the gang. There was a lot of mutual understanding and freedom.
I'm leaving with a lot of sentiment for these mountains. I feel touched. My head is filled with the images, views, moments. It was such an amazing personal inner journey for me. One of these experiences that add to who you become.
I don't feel like coming back to civilisation. Luckily it will be only for 4 days. Then I'll be locked in the monastery for my week long Buddhism course :-)
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