Today was a very long day, and the main task was to get as far as possible. The problem was the height that we climbed up, now we need to go down from 3800 m to 1200 m. There are two most difficult parts of the road: first is between Muktinath and Kagbeni and from Kalopani all the way down to Tatopani. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 13. Muktinath-Tatopani
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Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 12. Kagbeni-Muktinath
Day X. Still not knowing where we will get today, we’ve started early in the morning to avoid the strong wind from Kali Gandaki river and pilgrim traffic.
Muktinath is an ancient temple which is sacred for both Hindu and Buddhists, located on the altitude od 3800 m above sea level and surrounded with gorgeous Annapurna range and Dhaulagiri. Muktinath bazar, or Old Ranipauwa, is also the first big settlement after Tholong La pass of popular Annapurna circuit trek. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 12. Kagbeni-Muktinath
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 11. Marpha-Kagbeni
It is only 30 km From Marpha to our final destination – Muktinath. But we’ve decided to split them in two days, hoping that it will be warmer in Muktinath the next day. So we’ve ridden to Kagbeni – a Tibetan village, the entrance to the Upper Mustang region. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 11. Marpha-Kagbeni
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 10. Kalopani-Marpha.
At night the rain was not that heavy as it was on the night before and again we truly hoped that road is passable. Checking weather forecasts was quite unpleasant activity, as they all showed snow and low temperature in Marpha, Jomsom and Muktinath, as low as +1C at the day time and -11C at night.
We’ve left Kalopani around 7:30 am and by 9 am we arrived to Marpha. The weather was sunny and quite warm, but strong cold wind made a cool afternoon. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 10. Kalopani-Marpha.
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 9. Side walks around Kalopani.
The morning sunshine gave us a hope for a good day, and as we planned before we went for a circuit trek through neighborhood villages. Even with sunshine the temperature was still quite cold and we started fully dressed, but had to take off all the warm cloth after the first accent as the air temperature started to get warmer as well. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 9. Side walks around Kalopani.
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 6. Lazy day in Pokhara
It was raining for many days in Pokhara and couple of times it was a storm with hailstone size of pigeon egg. Not a great weather for a mountain ride, but we still hoped for the best. We have done all our preparations for Muktinath trip so far, but the weather was the main concern. We’ve decided to spent one more day in Pokhara to give it a chance to get better. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 6. Lazy day in Pokhara
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 5. Around Pokhara, road to Panchance.
Last night it was raining and weather forecast for mountains shows minus temperatures. So we had to entertain ourselves with some riding around Pokhara.
The weather was foggy early in the morning, but get better by 8 am and after breakfast we’ve driven the road, that continues from Lakeside to the East, guessing what we would find there. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 5. Around Pokhara, road to Panchance.
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 3. Bandipur – Pokhara
In the morning the weather was better, so we walked once again to the view point. The sky was still foggy, but Dhaulagiri (8167), Machhapuchhare (6997), Langtang Lirung (7246) Manaslu (8162) and Ganesh Himal (7406) were out there.
After a quick lunch, around 8 am, we got on our bike and drove back down to the main highway, from where there was around 60 km left to Pokhara. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 3. Bandipur – Pokhara
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 2. Kathmandu – Bandipur
Today is Fools Day, and people say that fools are lucky. Asking for all the luck we can get, even agreed to be a bit crazy people, early morning on the 1st of April we have started to drive narrow streets of Thamel, out of the city towards main highway to Pokhara. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 2. Kathmandu – Bandipur
Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 1. Test drive
Driving around Kathmandu is a lot of fun. It’s not a kind of thing that would please you everyday. Commuting to work like this would be really awful. But for us, travelers who enjoy Asia, its lifestyle and bikes, especially Indian Royal Enfield, this was a great experience. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 1. Test drive