Staying on the houseboat in Kashmir

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We decided to visit the mountains of Kashmir and leave Kerala until later. The weather, apparently,would be beautiful on the mountains at this time of year. It was, however, raining heavily, and continued to do so for 4 days solid. This made life on the houseboat slightly dull. Rare bouts of electricity allowed us to watch Indian news on TV, and salespeople on boats came calling regularly to hound us for business. We met a great guy called Ross and had a real laugh. We waited for the rain to end so that we could go trekking in the mountains.

It didn't, so they sent us trekking anyway and after a treacherous journey to a town called Naranag (this is another story), we arrived in our accommodation, a small hut owned by a gypsy family. This was a really, great experience. We went on a pony trek into the foothills of the Himalayas which was really good fun.

We arrived back at the houseboat to prepare for our flight back to Delhi the following day.

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Photos

Dal Lake
We travelled across the Dal Lake to our new home by shikara.

On the house boat
This is one of the apparently famous houseboats of Srinigar. Beautiful view accross the lake but not so luxurious inside (no electricity or flushing toilet)!

David with the village folk
We had to stop due to a tree across the road and these village kids took a liking to David.

Mr Majika and Rashid drink Kashmiri tea in the hut
These two men fed us, looked after us and probably saved our life, including carrying us over waterfalls in the dark!

Pony-trekking in Himalaya
This is just a glimpse of the beautiful scenery we explored on horseback.

Goodbye Dal Lake
Another beautiful scene from Dal lake as we sang farewell to our new friends.

Comments

[Emily]

Hay you guys!
Looks stunning! Its great to se you actually writing in the blog... I've been waiting! Good to know you’re safe. Love to you both. Xxxx

[Farhana (Banana)]

Nice Pic
Hey Macca, Sounds like you're both having fun already. The pictures look great. I should have warned you about the non-flushing loos - i bet that was a shock and challenge! Laters, Farhana

[Nick]

Macca-Looney
Mr David and Miss Louise. It looks like you are having a nice time. The lake looks very nice. Any chips n gravy in India? Had a Tikka Massala yet? Enjoy your trip! Mr. Nick

[Claire]

Looks amazing!
Hey guys, Glad u are doing well, it all looks amazing. U sound like ur getting into the travellers mode of life! This site is a great idea! Have fun, take care of yourselves, Love Claire xx

[Chris]

Hello and wow!
Hello David and Louise, The blog is great and the pictures are excellent! I trust that you are both keeping well and looking after each other! It's especially fun to see that David is a hit with the locals! Take care and be safe. Chrisx

[Jen]

Wow
It's everything I wanted it to be...hang on, I'm not there...grrr. It looks totally WOW! I'm glad you're having a cool time.

[pattriya]

honesty houseboat owner in kashmirt
i am from thailand .i had been kashmir in april .i find good houseboat owner .i find this houseboat name in website of .thaitrekking.com and the beatiful boat house located at river side no need to crossing like dal lake .i heartly recommand to traveler if u want go kashmir for staying in houseboat.u go houseboat shelter the mail [e-mail] the shelter group of hoiseboat near s.p.s museum lal mandi road srinagar