2011-10-23

Namaste!

"Namaste!" - That means "Welcome!", "How are you doing." and simply is a often used word on the street and when you meet people here in Nepal. Nepal that's where we are now. After arriving in Kathmandu we took the bus straight to Pokhara. Pokhara is a nice little town with quite a lot tourism. It is next to the Annapurna massive but even though you can see those mountains it is nice and warm here with banana growing next to the street.

Lake Phewa


Fishtail-Mountain

Pokhara is the Mekka for Outdoorsports in Nepal. Paraglider, Rafter, Trekker, Climber and also kayaker are using Pokhara as a base for ther adventures. So do we. A day after we arrived we packed up our gear and head off to the lower Modi Khola. We paddled the lower Modi Khola into the Kali Gandaki. This is a 2 day trip and a nice warm up for us.

David on the lower Modi


lower Modi


campspot


Flo on the Kali Gantaki

On the way back from the Kali Gandaki we got a ride with a raft company instead of using the local bus. Here in Nepal it is common to take the bus to get to the rivers and back. The bus riding is often more extreme than the kayaking.

The bus to the Modi



Next to Pokhara is the Seti River. Here we did the upper Seti which is a nice fun 2h run really close.

our taxi to the upper Seti


Flo at the put in





2011-10-17

second and last day in Delhi

Tomorrow we gonna leave to Nepal. So today we went for some more sightseeing. Using mainly a motorized rickshaw to get from A to B made it quick and easy. Enjoy this foto selection.

roof top view from our hostel




Flo posing


Flo enjoys the beauty


Flo making sure India gate stays where it belongs








chillin' in the shadow



working with the newest equipment


Flo running up the stairs


hang loose


impressive Humayun's Tomb - model for the famos Taj Mahal


back in Paharganj


walking around in Paharganj

2011-10-16

First Days In Delhi


Just two days back we were sitting at the Airport in Frankfurt, Germany.



We had just checked in all our baggage - without paying any additional charge. Although we had two kayaks, six paddles, kayaking gear, outdoor equipment and normal luggage. Happy about that smooth start of our worldtour we enjoyed our waiting time at a famous american fast food restaurant. Finally it was time for bording and shortly after we were watching movies in the air on our way to Dubai. From Dubai we flew to Delhi. Here in Delhi we are doing some sightseeing while figuring out how to get to Pokhara in Nepal.

using the metro to cover some in town distance