My second Himalayan adventure: me and my shadow trekking up Yak (oops, Langtang) Valley
October 28th 2005 (Written at Langtang village)
Going trekking on my own is one of the most different things I have done in this 9-months-long vacation. But well, I am not exactly on my own, I have a shadow. He is always a step behind me. When I stop to catch my breath, to tie my shoe laces or whatever, he stops too. He never speaks because his English is poor, I have to guess when he wants a cigarette break. Ye
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