We followed the Marsayandi River for most of the first half of the trek, from the second or third day until we left it at Manang to head for the high pass – Thorung La. More about that next time, though. Not much chat on this post, I’ll let the photos do the talking.
On a technical note, I have slightly boosted the yellows on some of these photographs, as this is the main colour that age seems to have leeched out. Unfortunately I can’t do much about those photos that are slightly out of focus (I blame my poor eyesight) or the scratches and other blemishes that show up here and there. It was quite difficult to keep dust and grit out of the camera, and back in those days we used, well, you know, film. Film doesn’t like dust and grit, especially when you wind it on.
We passed a school…
And a pony train returning empty from the mountains to pick up more goods…
After leaving Bahundanda…
…we began passing high waterfalls. This one was just outside Sattale.
In Sattale, where we camped on our sixth night.
In Chame, we passed this beautifully carved mani stone. Chame sits at an altitude of 2670 metres, and the following day we were climbing steeply up to Pisang, at 3300 metres, and now we began to see the Big Stuff (this is a technical term, of course).
The Big Stuff, although there was plenty more Much Bigger Stuff to come.
And at Pisang we spent Night Nine of the trek.
Carved and painted window in a house at Pisang.
Large Prayer Wheel at Pisang.
Pisang Village.
These are just wonderful, Mick. I sometimes miss the good old days of film – sending off the little rolls and waiting anxiously for their return. You were never quite sure how they would turn out – or even if you would get your own pictures back. Exciting times, them 🙂
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Ah, yes, I remember collecting a set of photographs from Boots (other chemists are available), and when I got home discovering they were someone else’s – a someone else who had had an interesting time in the bathroom with their partner (or someone else’s partner. Who knows?)
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That sounds like a bit of a bonus to me!
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Trust me, it wasn’t!
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Hahaha!!
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(shudder)
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Just so.
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Last few pictures are awesome and captures the beauty of Himalayan terrain pretty well. I’m sure this trip must be special for you.
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Very special, Arv. It was a magnificent walk!
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Himalayas has its own way of casting a spell on you. 😃
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Just gorgeous…boosted yellows or not
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Thank you. I can’t possibly match the real thing, whatever I do.
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Well, it’s a pretty amazing facsimile. Just beautiful.
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Plenty of great pics here Mick. I love that carved and painted window. Really cool.
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Thank you. Yes, It’s lovely, isn’t it? The rural Nepalese equivalent of slapping another coat of white on the windowsill. I know which I’d rather have!
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Same here.
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Beautiful pictures, Mick!
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Thanks, Ashima. It’s a beautiful place!
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Great photographic memories Mick.
Hugs
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Thanks, David. Hugs back!
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An interesting post with some interesting photographs!
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Thanks, Malcolm. Have you ever been to this part of the world?
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Such inspiring scenery. Did you find that this trip influenced your painting in any way?
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Possibly not this trip, Monica, but subsequent ones did. A year or so later I went to India for my first proper trip there, and found myself trying to work out the best way to record my feelings and impressions. Subsequent trips to there and Nepal again certainly influenced that.
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Wow.
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Definitely.
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Are all these photos scanned from the printed ones!?
I think that is the same Bahundanda John Wood wrote about, in his book ‘Leaving Microsoft to change the world’.
I am also from Bahundanda Mick. But not this one. There’s another Bahundand in my district (Sindhuli) too.😂
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Yes, scanned in (30 years ago!).
Your Bahundanda would be south east of Kathmandu, then? In the Terai?
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Not in the Terai. It is a hilly area, though some part of the district lies in the Terai region. Lets say east of Kathmandu, not south east.
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Have you put up any pictures of it on your blog?
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No, I haven’t uploaded any of the photos from my village to my blog. Maybe there are some in my google album or on facebook posts, but not on my blog.
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I’ll take a look at your Facebook posts at some point, then. I’d be interested to see them.
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facebook.com/AacharyaAaditya.Profile 🙂
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Thank you.
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Lovely! Did you keep a sketchbook too?
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I didn’t, I’ve rarely travelled with one as I feel a bit intimidated using one in public, so I work pictures from photos later.
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Oldies but goodies. Looking forward to more of the “big stuff”.
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It’s on its way, Dave.
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An amazing journey, Mick. I love the photos.
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Thanks, Diana. It really was amazing.
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Thank you for sharing these memories, Mick. So interesting.
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Thanks, Robbie. There will be more!
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dont you wish you could go back???? It is simply breath taking
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I shall certainly go back to Nepal, again, even if not to this particular area. It’s too lovely not to.
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The photos have a painting like quality. I love them all.
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Thanks, Shail.
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