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New post up on the blog about the Dhap Dam hike we did two weeks ago. We did an overnight stay at .resort that was so relaxing and beautiful. I highly recommend it as a nice break from the chaos of Kathmandu.

This hike is surprisingly only a 4 hour walk from Kathmandu! Dhap Dam is located inside Shivapuri National Park but it feels like you are out on a proper trekking route in the mountains. Not many hikes take me by surprise but this one was so much more than I expected!

This hike also inspired a possible new tag line for my blog “I get lost so that you don’t have too” 🤣 and of course I had to include at least one photo of us getting lost by the stream. Thankfully we made some friends along the way which made getting lost a little more fun 🤪

Today I visited one of the areas affected by the recent floods in Kathmandu. These photos really don’t do it justice. This is a street that runs along the Bagmati river in Balkhu.

The flood hit this area hard. It’s already been a week and people are still digging through mud to find their belongings.

I can’t even imagine the difficulty that they have faced in the last week. They’ve lost their homes. Some have lost their loved ones. They’ve had to sift through mud to see if anything they owned can be salvaged. They’ve had to dig massive amounts of mud out of their houses.

While most of Kathmandu has gone back to their normal lives, the people who live here are spending days just trying to get access to their houses.

A group of volunteers were trying to dig out this alley way, and a week after the flood, there was still over two feet of thick heavy mud that needed to be manually removed with shovels and buckets.

Being there for just a couple of hours was exhausting. I thought I would pass out from the heat, but I had the privileged to leave whenever I wanted.

Those who live here don’t get to just go home after they feel tired. They have to keep pushing through because they have nowhere else to go.

What’s incredible was seeing people still smiling and saying Namaste. I swear, Nepalese are the most resilient people on the earth. Even in disaster, they can smile and appreciate what they have and not what they’ve lost.

If anyone would like to help, it’s pretty easy. Show up with a bucket and shovel. Wear boots because normal sneakers get stuck in the mud. Bring water with you. Find a home and start to dig. Or bring some cleaning supplies. People are washing all of their belongings off in the street and will appreciate the help.

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Throwback to October when we got to do the Panchase Trek. It’s a 3 day 2 night trek at a low altitude near Pokhara. We attempted this trek a few years ago in monsoon but had to turn back because of overgrown trails and leeches!
This year was way better. We got epic views, met lovely people, and enjoyed a really nice quiet route with few other tourists.

The Himalaya are beautiful but sometimes it’s the tiniest details that make a trek interesting.

Wildlife found on the Panchase Trek

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