605 - Arrived in Raxaul, really bumpy, walked to border, got ther ebefore scottish in rickshaw, checked out of India, crossed, checked into Nepal, $40, got jeep ride, hit motorcycle, waited for them to sort that, windy bumpy road to KTM, dropped us off 6 km away from where we wanted to go, taxi, horrible, stopped to fix engine, dropped friend off, didn't know place, paid only 200 rs almost caused scene in Durbar Square, looked for hotel, Himalayan, meet later, internet, sandwich, shower, nap, woke at 11 pm, missed meeting, sleep

606 - woke, walked around Thamel, no cheaper guesthouse, back, went out to tourist center, no laundry, breakfast, got nice map, went down to immigration center, submitted passport for extension, tea, walked back briefly, tower, then Kumari Palace, kumar, walk back, got passport, walked to patan, doughnut, durbar square patan, walked around old town, back for another doughnut, apple crumble at snowman, shower, dinner, sleep

607 - updated a bit of journal, walked to meet Charlotte, united books, met C at HImalayan Java, great breakfast, catch up, headed to Boudha, got in for free, back, juice, walked around market area, famous lassi, walked around more, back to HJ, met her coworker, chatted philosophy, and stuff, then said bye, back to hostel, apple pie at snowman, back to room, sleep early because no power, drink ?an

608 - morning, got toast omlete, walk to Swayambhu, not so interesting, back, then to Tourist Center, applied for TIMS card and entry permit to Annapurna, some info too, tried to find restaurant with wifi, not so great, bad Dal Bhat, (lost), back and relax, south indian food

609 - Indian visa office, print new passport photos, Iowa girl and Israeli girl, no problem with re-entry but had to come back, walk back with Tara, lassi, agree to meet later, went to get books at United, gumi bears, back, internet, met Asli Jamel, showed me slideshow, talked, met tara, met Toby (swiss guy met in Kerala), walked with Tara to visa office, taxi back because she was not feeling well, lost books, waited for Asli, ?, met in snowman, chatted in room, back, sleep

610 - Met Asli for breakfast, walked to bus station, bus to Bhaktapur, bus to Nagarkot, walked around, prices, all full for New Years, Noritake's 200, relax there, rain, hail, stayed in, read Old Man and the Sea, good sunset, sleep very early

611 - April 13th - Up at 4:30, walked with Japanese guy to viewpoint, got there just in time for sunrise, walk back, rain, tea place, stuck, drew pictures with little kid (B something), bus back, umbrella, no other guesthouse sto stayed at Noritake, told Nirvana people I'd be back later, nap, photos, football team, Baba crutch guy, develop photos of team, watched game, back, lunch, read, relax, Karan came by, drinking, Nirvana, New Year 2068, more drinking, Matchenckgi (explitive in nepalese), drunk, singing, dog?, back

612 - woke, packed, apricot tea, walked to Nirvana but guys asleep, postcards from kids, Japan photos with Noritake's, Karan and Galaxy Hotel breakfast, bus to Bhaktapur, traffic, cafe with sheets, didn't sneak in, bye, looked for guesthouse, full or expensive, Big Bell last hope, emergency room, shower, laundry, lunch, bought Abe Tshirt, walk to Khalnatole festival, drunks at temple, pull down phalus "lingo", crown, momos, read, relax

613 - breakfast, walked around bhaktapur, sex wood carvings, pottery square, squares, lake, ATM, tourist info, postcard, back, pot of tea and update journal, reading, momos, met spanish girls, went out with them, large curd, walked around squares at night, back, sleep

614 - early bus to gongabu, bus to Gorkha, more expensive than expected dropped off in Gorkha, searched a few hotels, Milan for 200, momos at local guy's place, hiked up to palace, entrance fee so waited until tomorrow, followed long path down, ice cream, coke, other place for chow mein, back, felt bad, sleep after read

615 - early morning hiked up to gorkha palace, no ticket man, hiked past to temple up on hill, sat, back down, paid entrance fee, relaxed, lunch at local guy place, suggested palace museum, could not get change, finally got change, museum, walked around grounds, back, reading on rooftop, sunset, dinner at local guy's place

616 - early bus from Gorkha to Dumre, ate omelete and tea, hiked 7 km up road (not old trail), to Bandipur, as I got ther eit started to rain, Bandipur Guesthouse, nice view, nap, walked around town, Nepali kitchan, buffalo momos, batteries, walked up mountain, kids shepharding goats went with me, playing around, met photographer, down mountain, wifi at place, dinner dhal bat, back, read, sleep (earlier a lame sunset)

617 - breakfast, walked around town taking photos, went back to get cave stuff, hiked out to the cave after rain, no rain but slippery, refused guide and flashlight, alone in cave, really fantastic feeling, flashlight dim but ligher lite bright, smelled bad, dark, echos, explored, went down crevice, bat freaked me out, went back, irish girls, also in cave, out together, back, wifi, met girls for dinner, nice then off to bed (earlier, cold dark shower)

618 - Clear morning, great weather so ran out to fig tree area to take photos of himalayas, met Nick and Cortney for breakfast, walked down Bandipur Old Trail, absolutely beautiful, from Dumre got bus to Pokhara, ripped off but beautiful ride on top of bus, Pokhara, walked to Ashiq's place, other CSers leaving, couch surfed with Ashiq, walked around Pokhara, bought Dune, very touristy, back, pizza with Ashiq and friends, visited other shop, Irish girls, dinner, mosquitos in room at night

619 - woke, breakfast with Ashiq and father, laundry, went out to market, great doughnuts, bought food (peanuts, meat things, etc), water bottle, shoes, came back, lunch went out to research renting things, wrote down prices, bought fleece, hat, talked with israeli, back, dinner at Ashiq's sleep, more mosquitos

620 - laundry back, missing underwear, bus to bus park, umbrella, bus, tried to rip me off, dumre for 100, another bus tried to rip me off, Beshisahar, great momos, TIMS, began hiking 1:50, khudi, bhulbule, checked in with Entry, hiked, got to Khudi at 4:45, second place stayed, relax, read, fried macaroni, sleep

621 - woke at 6, Tibetan Bread with cheese, hiking, fast, goat licked salt off arm, long walk, lunch met couple from Jaisalmer, Alex and Piere, landslide closed trail, long way, arrived in Tal around 3:45, shower, updated journal, read book, dinner met Danish Ina, veg curry and chicken noodle soup

622 - Hike with Ina and porter, steep uphill climbs, started at 7, regular stops, sharing peanuts, lunch - small garlic onion omelet, arrived in Chame, found place with room for food, got apple pie reward with local wine (apple pie AMAZING), cold shower, reading, nap, dinner - potato veg fried, great, tibetan tea, then just relax and sleep, ate a bit of the meat stuff

623 - up early, wait for Tsampa porridge and change, pit of sour mood, left before Ina and porter, pretty good pace, at stop hurt foot on rock, bandaged, (left umbrella), at Lower Pisang arrived early so left, went to Humde, really beautiful and relaxing, stopped, apple pie and local beer, read book, walked around, hot bucket shower, potato curry and macaroni, read, sleep, cold

624 - April 26th - Up at 6, veg noodle soup breakfast, short 2 hour walk, shoes on for first part because cold, arrived in Manang at 9 am, guesthouse, walk around, apple crumble, hiked up to viewpoint, relaxed, read, met Alex and Pier again, watched kids play, apple crumble and chat with A&P, umbrella found, 50 Rs, yak cheese, fried momos, more updating, read, sleep

625 - big breakfast, started hiking at 7:30, slow tiring rise to Thorong Phedi, guesthouse, apple pie, read, relax, met group of Americans, chatted, played crossword game, veg fried potatoes, cold, planned to get up with group, sleep, headache maybe altitude sickness

626 - Up at 5, stood in cold waiting after breakfast, left at 5:40, very steep climb, dead horse, rest at high camp, up through snow to pass, long slow exhausting hike, finally made it, small party at top, Thorung Pass, long steep descent, knees hurt, rest at Chamabu, down to Muktinath, great shower, yak ravioli, curry, read, relax, party at night with Americans, curry bad, read, finished Dune

627 - started walking at 7:20, long dusty road, big hawks, guy measuring pie slices, skipped Ka, found 2 fossils in dried riverbed, internet and lunch in Jomsom, windy walk to Marpha, apple pie, gave away Dune, windy walk to Tukuche, black river, guesthouse, shower, walk around, spring roll and noodle soup, sleep

628 - walked further along river, knee started to hurt, stopped in Ghasa because of knee, recharged iPod, nothing to do, chat with Australian Jess about steel factories, relax and read, sleep early, good french onion soup

629 - Knee hurt a lot, breakfast then left, tornado info at permit check, walk downhill, very painful, lost map in village, made way down river, stopped at Tatopani, lunch, Krishna boy manager, Hot springs, relax, read, wrote postcards, cider, swiss roastie

630 - Day of rest, porridge and grilled cheese, read, nice view, slept, apple brandy, hot springs, met others, Jesse, Rick, Rodney, etc, stayed in hot springs for a while, heard about Osama's death, back, dinner, lots of rain, no one meeting for beers, knee hurt whole day, read Captain Blood

631 - Early morning headed off, hiked a little with Jess, knee still giving problems, fell behind, hiking up and up, went wrong way shortly, through mountain towns, didn't stop very much, got to Gorepani, very uphill, relax and nap, read Captain Blood, chatting and dinner with people, 3 servings of Dal Bhat, sitting around fire

632 - hiked up to Poon Hill, nice view, flip flops, sunrise, down, breakfast, out late, knee was terrible, descent, Ulleri to T was straight down 2 km, sometiems walked with Rich, hell and hurt pride to be passed, bottom, straight-ish to Birethani with Rich, stayed, apple pie, Julius Ceasar, relax, land bridge construction, sleep

633 - breakfast, Nayapul, bus to Pokhara, on roof, walk to Lakeside, Sacred Valley Inn for 450, no power, Beigh's place, relax and chat, returned sleeping bag, couldn't find passport (in backpack), back, shower, relax, sleep, dinner at Everest Steak house with Frank, Rich, Jesse, Danish girl

634 - breakfast at hotel, went down to Ashiq's and spent most of the day there, Chinese group buying shawls, relaxed, lunch and dinner with Beighs, something like that

635 - first went to cyber cafe, posted photos (tried to), went to souvernir shops writing down prices, Tibetan woman, walked all around, pizza lunch, Beigh's, relaxed, group dinner, back to hotel, rain

636 - Walked up lakeside, breakfast fried rice donut, walk to market, ATM 15k, candy?, headphones, bag, fabric for suit, walked back to lakeside via airport, pants at bus stop, beigh's, relaxed, realized pants were way too small, watched movie upstairs, down, bought shawls and other things, took fabric to tailor's, chilled at Ashiq's, walked to other shop, tea, back, late dinner, back

637 - May 9th - Up, 100 Rs breakfast and people, walked to bus park for ATM, bus back, squeezed on bus, souveniers at Tibettan lady's shop, shower, apple cruble, Bill and Rena, more souvenirs, podcasts, update journal, rain, walk to North Lakeside, met with Bill and Rena, dinner at Laughing Buddha with Frank, back and sleep

638 - breakfast next door, bus to prithivi chowk, atm, walk back, hung out at Beigh's, lunch, bough more shawls, took big bag back to hotel, relax, chicken curry lunch, oreos and beer, reading, rain, next door place for dinner, internet

639 - breakfast next door, strike so nothing open, chat with other guests, relax, update journal, stayed inside relaxing, down to Ashiq's, chill, picked out more presents, dinner and back

640 - no strike, breakfast?, down to Ashiq's for umbrella, on boat, rowed along West side, to north end, read book, fought wind, stopped for water and beer, more drinking in boat and relaxing with music, started to rain, back, shower, reserve bus, down to Ashiq's stayed for a bit, Japanese Restaurant

641 - strike day, breakfast at guesthouse, down to Ashiq's, hung out, small lunch, back up, mapo dofu, souveniers, coffee with israeli, music, dorma's shop, necklace, bye, guesthouse briefly, chat with people, shave, back to ashiq's, dinner, chilling with Ashiq, night, back, tailor and chicken guy

642 - 6:00 got to Ashiq's, picked up shirt, goodbye, bus at 7:15, long ride, hard to sleep, bus to border alright, crossed with no problems, even changed money with no problems, another bus smooth ride but asshole Indians, re-realized how much I dislike the country, popcorn for dinner