Return to Pokhara
Following a short taxi ride from our treks end point at Phedi we arrived back to some luxury at Hotel Nirvana. We enjoyed a few celebratory beers before attempting to cleanse ourselves of the previous five days worth of grime. That night we treated ourselves to steak at the Everest Steak House, washed down, of course with a few more bottles of Nepal Ice.
The next day was Pam’s last full day with us. Pam and I decided to relieve some of our post-trek aches and pains by indulging in a massage. We saw a sign for ‘massage’ on the street and followed it. It lead to an appartment block where we were ushered into a bedroom and told to strip off. The mother and daughter team were very excited by our custom and even invited us to dinner with their family that evening. The whole experience, although slightly bizarre, was enjoyable and we left feeling relaxed and refreshed.The rest of the day was spent being rowed across Phewa lake before walking up to the World Peace Pagoda to take in the views of Pokhara.
Pam left for Kathmandu the following day. We were able to watch her board the tiny Buddha Air plane and watch it take off into the distance. Matthew and I hung around in Pokhara for a few more days generally being lazy.