66.01 Nepal: Pokhara: A walk on the wild side: 'Comfortable Chaos' on our first full day in the city plus the fabulous Machhapuchhare Mountain.
The magnificent Machhapuchhare Mountain, 'Fishtail', offers greetings (23,077 feet). Jen negotiates the traffic and comes out 'sailing' plus a wonderful smile. It’s not a quick flight from San Diego to Kathmandu. The journey is even longer as the rest periods at the airports are substantial. Each time we fly, we marvel again at the amazing capabilities of aircraft. To lift and carry itself, passengers, baggage, fuel and supplies while providing beverage and food service, bathrooms, entertainment, etcetera, over periods touching on sixteen hours is miraculous. Imagine if we spent more time respecting and admiring what is good around us rather than tearing at each other. I suppose the high altitude makes me dream. Anyway, allow for forty hours, or more should you choose even longer stopovers. San Diego, San Francisco, Hong Kong and then Kathmandu, arriving in the evening 2 days later ignoring time changes, a quick ride to an airport hote...