We got a 5:30 wake up call for breakfast at 6:00. We were picked up at 6:45 for the 20 minute trip to the airport for our 8:15 flight to Pokhara. The airport was a madhouse as has been the case each time I've flown in or out of Kathmandu. The flight to Pokhara is a short one at 25 minutes. The views of the mountains from the right side of the plane were great. Fortunately Susan had a window seat on the side and was smiling all the way.
The five of us were bused a short distance to a permanent World Expeditions camp where we had a couple of hours of free time before lunch and a one hour bus ride over very bad roads to the small hamlet of Kande. This is where we finally began our trek. We hiked uphill for two hours and I would guess we covered about three miles. The "trail" was mostly rock stairs with risers ranging from 3" to 18". It was warm and very humid and I did my trail name proud. We were in the clouds most of the hike so the views were very limited.
We arrived mid afternoon and the tents were already set up for us. We had tea and crackers and met the support team. There are 18 support personnel for the five of us. Amazing.
We started the day at 2,700' in elevation and are now at 6,592'. Our hike gained just over 1,000'
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