Prep time

Yesterday I got horribly distracted. Finished up school for the quarter and everything began to sink in. We fly out of Vancouver, BC in four days. I am pretty sure that everything I need is splayed out on my living room floor right now. The place is a disaster. I'm thinking that Kevin is probably doing the same.

For the last week or so, Kevin has been packing up all his belongings that he wont be taking and storing them away for a little while. I'm lucky enough to be able to leave my things at home...but even still I feel a little basket-case like. Looking at this pile, I can't help but think, "this is everything I need for 2 months." Doesn't seem like quite enough, but you can't take everything when you plan on hiking for the better part of a trip. (I included a photo of my pack list. It is amusing, to say the least)

Straight off, I don't know exactly what we are getting ourselves into. Last fall, I decided I had enough of life and booked a plane ticket. I'm calling it my quarter-life crisis. Mid-life crisis would mean I'd only live to 50 so that was clearly not an option. Nepal had been calling me for years and I figured that traveling to the other side of the world would be the answer to all my problems. Luckily enough, Kevin felt the same and booked identical tickets to mine. I can't even begin to explain how thankful I am to have a travel buddy.

Trip itinerary (so far) goes:

Vancouver, BC -> Beijing, China -> Dehli, India -> Kathmandu, Nepal

This will take the better part of two days.

Then we will be spending the next two days at the Kathmandu Guest House in Thamel, Kathmandu. A friendly shop owner in Seattle recommended this hotel.

From there we will be figuring out a climbing trip or heading out to the Annapurna Circuit. All depends on what is possible weather wise and travel wise when we get there.