Cold!!!

It's freezing here in Auckland the thermometer hasn't gone above five degrees centigrade all day and half an hour ago there was a hail storm. Can't wait to leave for warmer climes.

Kathmandu Garden House

On arrival in Nepal I will stay a few days at the Kathmandu Garden House before venturing further afield. I have stayed here before and it's a well run place just outside Thamel. And while it's close enough to walk down to all the shops and restaurants it's far away enough to not be bothered by the rampant noise, especially at night when the badly played "live" music starts up.

Conformation

I received my flight conformations and the official itinerary is as follows;
Saturday Second of August leave Auckland for Bangkok.
Sunday the Third fly from Bangkok to Kathmandu.
Return on Wednesday 29 October from Kathmandu and connections going well be back in Auckland the next day at Twenty past One in the afternoon.
All my flights are on Thai Airways and were arranged by Rod from Holiday Shoppe in Whangarei who has been doing my flight arrangements in an impeccable manner for the last ten years or so.

Danon's Disease

Over the weekend I have helped my Dad set up his first blog. The Danon Chronicles is an attempt by him to gather information for and about the people that suffer from Danon's disease and hopefully add to the body of knowledge of this rare condition.

Nepal

In case anyone was wondering where I am off to on my next trip. It's Nepal of course!
In spite of the monsoon season I hope to fly out on the second of August and to be hiking the Annapurnas shortly thereafter. Then Helambu and Langtang, finishing off with Mount Everest, the hike not the climb. Total trip duration three months.