We woke up early. The guide and porter haven’t yet arrived. We
submitted the document(2 copies of voter
i-card,2passport size photographs), entry fees(avg. to Rs.1000 per head), medical fitness form(Rs.50
each) and registered our name at local p.s. Rob arranged for us a taxi, which
we shared with another group(total Rs.200) that dropped us at starting point of the trail to Goechala. In the
meanwhile we had packed our lunch(2 of us,porter,guide). The journey finally
started at 9:40AM. The initial part of the trail passes through the village of
yuksom.
The trail proceeds into jungle
, revering with sound of river and falls below,
which can be easily sighted in clear
weather. The trail up to Sachen crosses Tshushay
Khola, Mentogang Khola. When we reached Sachen it was around 1pm,we took our
lunch,rested for sometime,talked with fellow trekkers. People who where descending
down the trail were very disappointed. Most of them couldn’t even sight the
peaks even once and had to cross even ankle deep mud during the trek. We
started to proceed towards Bakhim with
our fingers crossed. The trail descends gradually to bridge over Prek Chu. Then
there’s a steep climb through jungle upto Bakhim. We reached Bakhim at 5pm; my
guide had already pitched the tent just before a cliff with a clear sight of
the valley.
As we reached, we put off our shoes, spread the sleeping mat, unpacked
sleeping bag and slid into it. We had Maggie and Chang(local beer, tastes like wine)that
night as our dinner at 7:30pm. and slept by 8:30PM.
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