Manaslu Circuit, Jagat to Deng

Typical steep sided valley

Another fine start to the day, sunshine and clear skies.

Bridge crossing, don't look down!

Once again the terrain was stunning, steep sided valleys with views to distant mountains.

Mmmm, Chilli

We passed through several small villages.

Keep up with the group

And crossed the river several times, as well as passing many waterfalls.

Sun's out, so are the flowers

Now that the weather had improved, flowers were appearing beside the path.

Time for a group photo

At one of the villages we stopped at there were many children, an Ideal photo opportunity for Adrian, I snapped this picture while their attention was on him.
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One of our porters

Amazingly, our porters were still struggling to keep up with us! apparently they were not yet fit as it was still early in the season, and there hadn't been much work available because of the earthquake.

Snowy mountains (Ganesh?) ahead

Today, we saw our first view of the high mountains, a long way off!

Long bridge

As ever there some interesting bridges to cross.

Striding out, nearly there

The final section of the walk was through a wooded valley on a very good path.

Do we have to cross that rickety bridge?

We crossed a final dodgy looking bridge before a 'sprint into Deng (1800m) to try to beat the incoming rain. Didn't quite make it and actually had to put our waterproofs on!