Trek to Poon Hill (Day 4) - A Super View & Back to Pokhara

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In my last entry, I mentioned that we stayed at Superview Lodge in Tadapani. The lodge is aptly named because of its superb views of the Annapurna region like this:

Trekkers enjoying the view over a meal.

My favourite part of my stay in Superview Lodge is our room! 

When Kapil our guide showed us our room, my mouth was gaping at the view. Kudos to Kapil for getting this room for us. Don't know how he did it as it was the high season.

My bed is the one with the pink comforter :-) In the morning, I just lie on my right side and the view is already in front of me!

That night a school in the vicinity was organising a concert to raise funds for a generator. They invited all guests from all guesthouses in Tadapani. 

Since we had nothing to do, we attended the concert where the local folk sang folk songs and danced like there was no tomorrow.

It was fun watching Siva dance his heart out!

I woke up at 6.00am the next morning to witness the glorious sunrise, all from the comfort of my bed.

The sun peaking at Machhapuchhre (Fishtail Mountain) from the horizon. I snapped this pic while sitting on the bed :-)

As the sun started rising, a few trekkers had also woken up to capture the sunrise.

I didn't have to come down in the freezing temperature to position myself amongst the other trekkers. I just continued snoozing and waited for the sun to rise, thanks to our strategically located room :-)

 Pic taken from the comfort of my bed :-)

After breakfast at around 8.45am we continued our trek back to Nayapul.

 Looks like a scene from Lord of the Rings.

After passing Ghandruk, we reached Landruk and were dead tired.

When Kapil explained that it would be a couple more hours till we reached Nayapul where a taxi is waiting to take us back to Pokhara, we formulated a plan to take public transportation.

Apparently there's a base in Kimche (near Ghandruk) that has taxis and buses heading to Nayapul. So we sent Siva our porter ahead to Kimche to enquire. The good boy managed to book an entire taxi for the 4 of us for 2,000 Nepalese Rupees. I was a happy trekker :-)

We booked a taxi from Kimche to Nayapul for 2,000 Nepalese Rupees. There were a few other groups of trekkers who attempted to take public transportation too.

While we were in the taxi back to Nayapul I was thankful we made the decision to take the taxi. Reason is because it was already 1pm by then, the sun was scorching and the paths were not shaded by trees. If we had continued on foot, I think I would have been as red as a lobster by the time I reach Nayapul. 

From Nayapul, the taxi was waiting to take us back to Pokhara. Our stomachs were growling by then but since Nayapul didn't have much eatery choices, we decided to have lunch back in Pokhara.

The driver took us to Nepali Kitchen which serves one of the best dhal bhat, according to Kapil.

It was about 4.00pm by the time the dhall bhat was served and I whacked my heart out!

The delicious meal was a delightful end to our 4 day trek to Poon Hill.

Dhall bhat served on brass cutlery is common in Nepal. And it's bloody heavy, the bass cutlery that is.