As we headed towards the Tibetan border, we had one final lunchtime stop at an adrenaline resort so we both decided to do the worlds tallest canyon swing.
We paid, were weighed and were given a coupon for an all you can eat buffet. As you can imagine, neither of us felt like eating massive amounts so had a token bit of daal.
Reaching speeds of 150 kmph and free falling for 7.5 seconds, we threw ourselves off a perfectly good (although slightly wobbly) bridge some 160 metres above a raging monsoon-fuelled river.
The feeling was amazing and the rush you feel was great! The effect was dampened slightly when we realised we had a 25 minute hike up rocky stairs to get back to the height of the bridge. When we got back to the bridge, we were given the news that Tibet had closed its boarder with Nepal because of a national celebration so we were going to be stuck for 5 days in the a place called the borderlands. So up went the tents and we got set in for the long haul.
The only problem with this place was the amount of slugs, leaches and snakes we had to share our tent pitch with. This didn't sound like the plan. At least the border is going to open again. It has been closed for the last few years so things may still be OK.
So to whittle away the time, we did some pretty cool things. We went hiking, got lost in paddy fields, and slipped and slid our way up one of the sides of the canyon.
We also went canyoning. Which basically is abseiling down waterfalls and scrambling around rocks. We abseiled 7 waterfalls ranging between 10 and 45 metres which was amazing! A dip in a plunge pool and hot shower later and that was an awesome day.
Something else we did during our time in borderlands was cook duty. Picture this, a glorious hot sunny day so we think let's cook on wood and save some gas for Tibet. A beautiful roaring fire cooking up the fajitas and then the heavens open and a thunderstorm ensues. We had to throw everything undercover and hope that the food was cooked and hot enough as the rain had promptly extinguished our fire. Even if we are biased, it did still taste delicious so all's well that ends well.
Right, off to Tibet. Well, we hope so anyway - we have a date with Everest remember...
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We paid, were weighed and were given a coupon for an all you can eat buffet. As you can imagine, neither of us felt like eating massive amounts so had a token bit of daal.
Reaching speeds of 150 kmph and free falling for 7.5 seconds, we threw ourselves off a perfectly good (although slightly wobbly) bridge some 160 metres above a raging monsoon-fuelled river.
The feeling was amazing and the rush you feel was great! The effect was dampened slightly when we realised we had a 25 minute hike up rocky stairs to get back to the height of the bridge. When we got back to the bridge, we were given the news that Tibet had closed its boarder with Nepal because of a national celebration so we were going to be stuck for 5 days in the a place called the borderlands. So up went the tents and we got set in for the long haul.
The only problem with this place was the amount of slugs, leaches and snakes we had to share our tent pitch with. This didn't sound like the plan. At least the border is going to open again. It has been closed for the last few years so things may still be OK.
So to whittle away the time, we did some pretty cool things. We went hiking, got lost in paddy fields, and slipped and slid our way up one of the sides of the canyon.
We also went canyoning. Which basically is abseiling down waterfalls and scrambling around rocks. We abseiled 7 waterfalls ranging between 10 and 45 metres which was amazing! A dip in a plunge pool and hot shower later and that was an awesome day.
Something else we did during our time in borderlands was cook duty. Picture this, a glorious hot sunny day so we think let's cook on wood and save some gas for Tibet. A beautiful roaring fire cooking up the fajitas and then the heavens open and a thunderstorm ensues. We had to throw everything undercover and hope that the food was cooked and hot enough as the rain had promptly extinguished our fire. Even if we are biased, it did still taste delicious so all's well that ends well.
Right, off to Tibet. Well, we hope so anyway - we have a date with Everest remember...
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