Laya Lingshi Trek | A typical day
No technical climbing or other special abilities required on any of our treks. You will not be walking more than 8 hours a day.
The day begins with a call for fresh brewed coffee and tea, either in your tent or outside for the morning views. Hot washing water is available. We pack our duffels then move onto breakfast, eggs to order, toast with excellent jam, muesli or porridge, fresh fruit when available and more coffee or chai. By 8 or 9am you hit the trail with your guide while the rest of the crew take down the camp and pack for the day. During the day they will overtake us and set up camp, ready for us.
For the day's walk all we need to carry is a small day pack containing water bottle, camera, sun cream, hat, rain jacket/warm jacket, just in case. The horses carry your gear, the food and all the camping equipment.
At around midday, one of our crew will serve lunch: typically rice with vegetables on some days and western styled trek lunch like sandwich and salad on other days.
The afternoon's walk is generally shorter and we usually arrive at our destination in time for afternoon tea. Afternoons are a wonderful time to relax or read and do a bit of washing. On some days we will arrive at our destination by lunchtime and the entire afternoon will be free. Sometimes we visit a nearby village where the way of life has not changed for centuries. Alternatively the children will certainly visit us.
Dinner is served around 7. Start off with soup, leading into our cooks’ extravaganza for the night, alternating between rice, pasta, naan, noodles, with fresh vegetables prepared in different ways, followed by fresh fruit salad, perhaps even a camp baked cake. We use as much fresh produce as possible and our cooks and kitchen crew maintain good standards of cleanliness and food preparation hygiene. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are always a reach away.
We sit in camp chairs in our dining tent and exchange stories. And, of course, there is plenty of stargazing in the Himalaya. Life isn’t too bad!
