Maureen Pies
Day 1 Manaslu Trek. The walk from Arughat to Soti Khola takes all morning.
The trail is along a dusty, dirt road passable by jeep, tractor and perhaps a bus. However it is clear that it is not an easy drive and accidents do happen. The great thing about trekking in Nepal is there are plenty of opportunities for a tea stop. We stop in Arkhet Bazaar where a football match is underway on the only piece of flat land, a piece of sand beside the river. The football match is accompanied by a sound system pumping out Nepalese pop.
The climb to Soti Khola is only a couple of hundred meters. At this height (around 700m) rice is the primary crop grown around the villages and the harvest is underway. We arrive in Soti Khola in time for lunch and our first taste of the delicious Nepalese potatoes.
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