Pooh Hill Trek Day 3: Poon Hill And Ghorepani To Tadapani.

O10.8km, 700m down.

We left the hotel at 5:00am, wearing lots of clothes and our head lamps as it was still dark and cold, and climbed the 380m up to the top of Poon Hill at 3200m. It was tough 'jumping' out of bed and start climbing up more stairs at this altitude, but the view of some of highest mountains in the world was well worth it: Annapurna I (8091m), Dhaulagiri I (8167m), Annapurna South (7219m), and Fishtail mountain (6993m).

We enjoyed tea and croissants from the German Bakery while enjoying the sunrise.

After a sturdy porridge breakfast, and another look at the wonderful view, 

we continued out trek towards Tadapani.  The day continued with another gradual climb over a ridge at 3200m (second one in a day!) after which we descended some steep stairs.

The rhododendron forrest covered in moss was an amazing sight, as it was trees and not the bushes we are used to seeing. It must be amazing to trek here in March when they are all flowering. There are 32 different flower colours.

We saw many monkeys

and went through the lush forrest with many waterfalls.

The final stretch to Tadapani at 2721m went down a valley and up another 130m climb in less than 1 km. Finally, all the climbing of this trek was done, and we were very happy about that. Our porters relaxed by playing a game, and they had a lot of fun.

The oil barrel oven was working on full blast in the dining hall, so there was hot water in the shower (a treat!), and we were cosy while relaxing there and having dinner. Not too easy to leave the warmth and crawl into a very cold bedroom, but we had good blankets.