Pokhara/ Upper Seti
After the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu, it was a relief for Sara, Adam and I to arrive in the peaceful lakeside city of Pokhara. The mood here is very calm and relaxed, and we settled into a cheap guesthouse costing £1.50 a night including a clean ensuite bathroom, which had been recommended by some scumbag kayakers we met on the day-long busride between Kathmandu and Pokhara. We also met up with Canadian friends, Mark and Michelle who settled into Penguin Guesthouse with us.
The Upper Seti is a classic alpine-style river, only 20 minutes from Pokhara, and provides an excellent warm up. The guide-book says its a grade 3, but it seems a touch more challenging than that… Due to all of the group taking turns at getting slightly ill, and as most of the other rivers were multi-day trips, we have ended up doing multiple runs on this little gem. No less enjoyable each time.
Scumbag kayakers?