October 30, 2008 Thursday Ghandruk Day 10 Wrong! It wasn't 1 ½ hours to Ghandruk; it was about 1 ½ hour to Komrong - all uphill after you cross a bridge over a small river. And then, according to Lonely Planet: “a steep climb through a forest on an interminable set of switchbacks” to Komrong. Then it was level or even slightly descending to Ghandruk. It started to rain shortly after we left Kimrong. The switchbacks were unending. It was warm, so we were sweaty inside our ponchos. We were all walking kind at our own paces. Jane and Vim in front, followed by Dave, then Dirga, then me and finally Bruce and Dilman. We stayed last night at Breezes Guest House. Drank a lot of whiskey with Dilman and a party from Australia - a
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