Kailash Manasa Sarovar - Day2 (31st Aug)

We were asked to start at 5:30 AM to Nepalganj airport.  We waited in that bus-stand-like airport till at 8AM and then got the 12-seater aeroplane to "Simikot".

From here we waited for helicopter to go to "Hisla".  My friends went at 11AM, but there was no place for me.  So, waiting continued for next trip at 1PM with few more piligrims.  Pilot stopped the helicopter to have his lunch.  After his lunch at 1:30, helicopter did not start because of some engine problem.  We waited till 3PM and it couldn't be repaired.  So, there was no other way except to stay back in a hotel in this village of 200-houses.

To our surprise, this is an excellent hotel with very nice staff and a great cook.  Both dinner and tea were really good.

Kailash Manasa Sarovar - Day1 (30th Aug)

From Lucknow, we were supposed to start at 9AM.  Car was late and we started at 11AM. All the time we were waiting and did not have breakfast. It was a very hot day and we were in a car with A/C not working.  It was a pathetic journey on a much worse road.  It took almost 8 hours by the time we reached Nepalganj at 7PM.

Hotel was very good and dinner was just awesome.  We were asked to split our luggage into two, one bag to carry till Kailsh (max 12kg) and other to keep at the hotel.