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we where above the white cloud blanket with just the towering peaks of the himalayas still visable, at plane level!
9:16 AM Jan 20th
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the pilot dropped the flaps and I swear we shot upwards almost at right angles! Several steep turns to avoid peaks and nasty bumps later...
9:15 AM Jan 20th
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A brief pause at the end of the runway then we exploded into life, full power towardssaid mountain, then after what seemed like seconds...
9:14 AM Jan 20th
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Add to this a warning of moderate turbulance from the pilot and my my growing fear of flying and you can get a sense of my state of mind
9:11 AM Jan 20th
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I knew the flight from Paro would be much worse than the landing, after all the mountain at the end of the (shortest) runway wasn't moving!
9:09 AM Jan 20th
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This was to be a truly memorable birthday, breakfast in Bhutan, lunch flying past the stunning Mount Everest, and dinner in Nepal!
4:22 AM Jan 11th
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before I said goodbye to everyone and boarded my flight to Kathmandu, Nepal.
4:21 AM Jan 11th
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The nest day we had about 3 hours to check out the watch tower and the amazing Dzong fortress, again witnessing stunning views of the valley
4:20 AM Jan 11th
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The owner of the hotel had also wrapped up a couple of Bhutanese presents his sister had hand made in newspaper, gotta love these people!
4:19 AM Jan 11th
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My guide had realised it was my birthday tomorrow so had secretly bought me a cake (with my name on it!) and a musical candle no less :p
4:18 AM Jan 11th
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After a slow descent where I was past by children, dogs and a 90 year old women with a large backpack it was back to the hotel to die
4:17 AM Jan 11th
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of course he did! :) But no matter how/why it was built this is truly one of the wonders of the world and whoever chose this site is insane!
4:16 AM Jan 11th
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Legend has it a famous monk many centuries ago flew here on a tiger and meditated in a cave for 3 months before building the monastery
4:15 AM Jan 11th
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Round the corner was a waterfall with ice at the bottom, a small rainbow and of course the spectacular Tigers Nest Monastery.
4:14 AM Jan 11th
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yeah if I live past this section I thought! I continued and I have to say I was pleased I did, it did indeed get easier and more spectacular
4:13 AM Jan 11th
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After a brief donkey like pause where I refused t move my guide persuaded me to slowly continue, "it gets easier after this section" he said
4:12 AM Jan 11th
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The next stage was a terrifying series of steps & paths cut into the rock, any slip would result in a long fall, a thud and certain death!
4:11 AM Jan 11th
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None the less we eventually made it to the steep gauge opposite the Tigers nest after a brief (ok long) stop at the cafe half way up :p
4:07 AM Jan 11th
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I lost count of the number of times I said "wow" as we slowly made our way up, pretty sure my guide couldn't go any slower but I insisted!
4:05 AM Jan 11th
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Still we were the only people on the mountain as we started out ascent, despite the hangover I was confident...I'd be absolutely knackered!
4:02 AM Jan 11th
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- Name Craig Riley
- Location Blighty
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- Bio Web developer, pool player, and Adventurer extraordinaire! :)
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