Since Michelle can't ski for a few more weeks, we might as well go trekking. We are on our way for a trek in Nepal (Michelle's 13th and David's 15th).
Our plan is to do a "middle-hills" trek in the Annapurnas: a 10-day trek called the "Annapurna-Dhaulagiri Community Eco Trek" (also known as the Mohare Danda and Khopra Danda). This trek does not go higher (sleeping) than 3660m, so it hopefully should not be too cold (and few if any altitude issues).
Normal years, really only Khopra Danda would have snow. However, Nepal has recently experienced record cold and snow, so we shall see. (Snow has been present down to 2500m.) Long range forecasts suggest temperatures should warm back up over the next week (to 10-20 degrees C during the day, and perhaps 0-10 degrees at night).
As the image shows, there are many possible options to this trek: We'll start at Galeswor, and then we will "play it by ear" as to how we end trek after reaching Khopra.
After Nepal, we'll relax 5 days near the beach in Hua Hin Thailand (with current temperatures of 30-34 degrees C!).
Stay tuned.
