Today was a nice short day. Well deserved after our efforts yesterday. We began the morning by having a huge pot of tea because we were both feeling dehydrated and the water source was frozen. We must have had close to a dozen cups each. That much tea was completely necessary to both quench our thirst and wash down a pair of god-awful pancakes that we each ordered. Fried on the outside and pure dough in the middle. Scrumptious.
We were ready to hit the trail and get back to the metropolis of Manang after that unfortunate culinary fiasco. So we walked quickly, said little and had an uneventful trip back to Hotel Yeti where we had reserved a room for yet another night. It didn't take Krissy and I long to figure out that we were ready to leave this valley and head over Thorung La pass. We were thinking about doing another side trip in the area but things are expensive on this side (relative to Nepal) and honestly we were just ready to see something new. So tomorrow we would resume progress on the Annapurna Circuit after a week's hiatus with our destination being Yak Kharka*
Oh, and Krissy bought me a slice of cake and a slice of pie for my 29th birthday today. What a nice gal. That was really all the celebrating I did and really it was plenty. This trip is enough of a birthday present for me since there is little else on Earth** I would rather be doing.
* When Australians say the town's name it sounds like Yak ka-ka and it makes Krissy giggle uncontrollably.
** Happy Earth Day!
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