Nepal 2013 ~ Annapurna Circuit : Pokhara for a few

To Pokhara and a relative sense of civilization that has alluded me over the last couple of weeks.

Pokhara is a decent size town on the Fewa lake about 7 hours west of Kathmandu.

It seems to be either a jumping off point or finishing point for most treks and rafting expeditions in this part of the country.

Lots of shops, restaurants, and bars. Not to mention warm water and a long awaited shower that felt soooo good.

A typical meal of dal baht I has for lunch

First cofee in most 3 weeks

A well deserved frosty cold one or five post trek.

So over the course of the next two days I had the good fortune to hook up with a group of Belgium peeps to do a day of white water rafting on the upper Seti river (hopefully some good pictures to follow upon my return home) and then am amazing 45 minutes of paragliding off of one of the nearby peaks and going up over Pokhara and then over the lake.

Towards the end my pilot asked if I was interested in doing some tricks. What the heck. We proceeded to do some crazy crock screw turns and barrel rolls. Amazing and stomach turning.