Woke early in pokhara to an overlapping chorus of cawing crows,dogs barking,pigeons cooing and the rattle and whir of generators. Watched sunrise over the annapurnas without even moving out of bed. Massive peaks looming over the town stretching 7000m up in to the early morning sky.Fresh baked pastries for breakfast from the woman on the doorstep.
After more eating and coffee we head out to the Himalayan golf club. Golf?!? It's apparently listed as one of the top 10 unique clubs in the world but no one seems to know where it is not even our taxi driver. When we do find it it's in a stunning location. The backdrop is the annapurnas.The course starts atop a gorge then drops almost vertically 100m down to the milky glacial fed river and valley below. Holes start at the top, cling alongside the cliff and leapfrog the river. Brian played with two young men who were working as caddies and had 4 handicaps. I tagged along for a few holes and then was happy to sit in the clubhouse and watch from above and chat to the taxi driver. Where else could you watch almost an entire round of golf from a bird's eye view. I had the same vantage point as the circling eagles. And a lovely taxi driver who was so interested in the game he wanted to wait for us.
Back to town and some preparation needed for our trek. Woohoo I'm off to the mountains.
Namaste Sandy
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