The Start of the Annapurna Circuit Trek - Day 0 - Travel day to Syange (1,130m)
April 16th 2012 After far too few hours sleep I woke up and frantically finished packing my bags all the while thinking why on earth did I leave this rather important task until moments before I was due to depart for my trek. My guide turned up at the hotel 30 mins early which left me with even less time to pack and to say goodbye to Sonia, who was by now the only other remaining Dragomite. I said a sad and rathe
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