In the morning you hear the voice of your trek guide or support staff with welcome greetings, ” Tea, Sir” and as you start sipping warm tea and looking at the ray of sun peeking inside your tent and you thinking in your head about the previous day hike and climb, you had slept like a dog.
With some effort and motivation, you step out from your sleeping bag and start to undo your tent and you look outside the sun is shining with amazing views. With just one day trek your appetite has increased and you feel hungry early in the morning. With each sip of hot and refreshing tea, you experience the morning like never before and it gives you a new perspective on your life. There are now social media streams or any phone calls to disturb your peace of mind even before you start your day. For a brief moment, you have forgotten about your job and daily routine at home.
You start chatting with your fellow trekkers about various subjects from the material world to the mystical world while sipping your tea and enjoying the sunshine. The picturesque view of the summit from the distance energies you to start your preparation for further hike or climb.
After enjoying a nutritious breakfast you are 0n the move. Initially, the trail and gradient look difficult and but with the gradual progression, you get into the rhythm of it. The trail surrounded by the magnificent forest, rivulets, grasslands, meadows, birds, mountains keep you captivated and motivated to keep moving forward.
After walking for the 3-4 hrs your body acclimatizes and gets war. Sun is also shining brightly over the head and you tend to start sweating. you take a dip or get freshen-up under the waterfall or river which safe as per the guide. We enjoy pack lunch and relax for some time and then again proceed forward for the journey ahead. while hiking you will come across mountain people majorly shepherds, locals who walk this path daily for their livelihood.
Much before dusk, you arrive at the campsite for the day, and a cup of tea awaits your arrival. the tent is already pitched and the camp comes into life with some music being played from the iPhone on the portable speakers. some companions enjoying UNO and some are just chatting near a bonfire while the dinner being prepared by the chef and support staff.
The appetite for dinner is even sharper than the morning after a treacherous hike and enjoying dinner near a bonfire is an amazing experience. After dinner, you start preparing for sleep but the sky above keeps you captivated and you tend to introspect and contemplate various walks of life and journey inward. The Himalayan abode is really an experience to last for a lifetime.