Call of the Shivapuri Wild & Return Back to Kathmandu

I returned from the Shivapuri Height this time as well…with more experience & confidence…the most annoying part was the return walk from the National Park gate at Panimuhan to the Bus Park at Bhudanilkhantha. I was a bit late to catch the microbus at the gate when i got there at quarter to seven…so had to walk further to the Bus Park. As i had already spent my stamina, & the ankle joints were aching feverishly, really got a headache by the time I caught the micro. Another reason for tiredness and aches was my foolish & unsuccessful attempt again to bypass the winding road and hiking up and down the hills to reach Nagi Gumba. What I learned so far is that you can not cut short the main road to Gompa by more than one ridge upward and without losing your sense of direction …

Otherwise it was a momentous hike this time…and mostly due to the weather that allowed for a thrilling experience, and at the same time refrained from harming me in any way…yes, when you’re way thru in the mountain jungles, you feel like deifying everything…and would like to believe in the divine designs & divine cares for you…from the call of the Shivapuri Hills to the thunders over them…