Dear Bishnu and team, Namaste!
Last October I returned from my 10th visit to Nepal.
After first meeting you at the holidayfair (Vakantiebeurs) in Holland some years ago and a visit to your office in Kathmandu later that year, this was the 4th time you and your team arranged my stay, including a trekking, in Nepal. Like previous years my flight was booked in Holland by a Dutch tour operator.
This year I wanted to visit Lower Mustang again, so in spring of this year I started to mail you about my wishes.
This time I had some special wishes, I wanted to attend the Lama Dance Festival (Lakhe Nach) in Marpha and I wanted to visit the village of Lupra with its Bon Po monastery.
And another request to you was to have the same guide as last year, Kami Lhakpa Sherpa from Solo Khumbu.
I had a wonderful time with him on last years trekking and we were having e-mail contact sometimes and I already had asked him if he wanted to be my guide again this year.
As usual the e-mail contact with Nature Trail was excellent, immediate reply and great suggestions to make my stay a wonderful experience.
After arriving in Nepal I was heartily welcomed at your office and the last details of the trekking were discussed so after a few days in Kathmandu I was ready to fly to Pokhara and start the trekking.
Unfortunately the weather conditions were that bad that the flight had to be cancelled, but Nature Trail booked an extra night in Kathmandu and changed all the flights and reservations the same day. Also guide Kami was informed about the delay.
The next day I could fly to Pokhara and start the trekking.
As a representative of the Dutch-Nepalese Friendship association I was asked to do some official things in the Marpha monastery and neighboring villages, so together with the monastery, officials from Marpha and guide Kami we made a schedule in which also my wish to visit Lupra was included.
During the trip Kami was not only my guide, but also my translator (sorry that I still do not speak much Nepali after all these years), photographer and teacher. Also porter Suklal form Chairro did a great job and it was fun to be with them on the trekking.
Thanks to the suggestions of Kami I also could visit Muktinath for the second time, a wonderful experience again.
Looking back on my trip I can only say that it was great!
I want to thank you Bishnu, the office team, drivers Dipendra and Keshar and especially guide Kami for making my holiday so wonderful!
I hope to meet you all in good health next year!
Dhanyabad and Pheri betaunla from Connie didi.
The Netherlands, December 6th 2009.
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