70.01 Nepal: Jungle-Jen, the return of a courageous woman to the mountains and jungle above Pokhara. A Tribute to a (very special) woman.
After a month in Bulgaria, Jenni suddenly developed excruciating back and leg pains. It appeared that the nerves had gone awry and a herniated disc developed, added to a 'difficult back' of many years. The short story is that her hiking ceased for the following 3 weeks after which time we returned to the US and began the medical circuit. Setting the scene. Machapuchare stands proud...as always. A partial view of Fewa Lake and Pokhara from the jungle above. While each doctor/service provider was decent, no progress occurred in that field. We seemed to pass from one professional to another without any definite plan implemented. Jen, meantime, continued to undertake light exercising, began walking and slowly, increased her level of activity. During this period, she suffered terrible bouts of pain. Things looked very bleak. It seemed only a matter of days when we would have to cancel a booked trip to Nepal. Fortunately, it appeared th...