I first decided to go to Nepal for two reasons. The first was to see the Himalayas which as everyone knows has a few of the world's highest mountains. The second was to see the Rhoddendron forests. So one day at work I was talking it over with Miss Corby and she found a 22 day trek around the Annapurna Circuit - seemed like very good value and having never really trekked before it seemed like the perfect solution ... I gave it no more thought until after Mark (Lois's brother) decided to come along too and I met Lois who wondered whether I had actually looked at the itinerary as it seemed 'pretty full on'. Giving her point all of about 5 seconds consideration I put it to the back of my mind until the day before the trek was due to start when our guide Ram started talking about the equipment we would be needing ... down jackets, a sleeping bag to withstand temps of -20 c, gaiters (errr...?) .... it was only then that I realised we would be walking up and down mountains for anything between 3 and 9 hours a day rising to an altitude of 5400 odd metres. The next day we set off amid a massive petrol strike and demonstrations to Besishar ... the only comforting thought was that Dilly would be carrying my bag.
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