Left Thari at 6.45 and continued in a vaguely uphill manner to Dhunche, stopping to admire incredible view and snow-capped peaks in the background. Arrived Dhunche at 9.30, had my trekking permit stamped, took a cup of tea and a rice meal in a restaurant overflowing with flies, and bought a pack of biscuits, resisting the temptation to buy a Cadbury’s ‘Plus – Turkish delight. On the way to Dhunche passed a couple of monkeys romping in the trees and later saw some fabulous butterflies, blues and yellows and some lovely birds, including an oriole and various other unidentifiable. Descended depressingly for ½ hour to Dhunche log bridge, and then started climbing, which I did non-stop for four hours, up the steepest inclines imaginable, through some beautiful but ‘passing-over’ rhododendrons. At 3.15 arrived at Dimsa, one stone hut where are living a group of wild locals building a house for the National Park HQ. Talked vaguely to the boss from Janahpur, who reckoned on 4” of snow at Gosainkund, and it snowed more up there later in the afternoon. Surrounded by high peaks, all snow-capped, but can’t do it credit as it’s getting dark now. Took some pictures, had tea for free including boiled tree fungus which tasted quite good, 2 men had worms but I could do nothing. To bed early as it was very cold - slept fitfully , surrounded by coughings and splutterings, and lost my St. Christopher which I was wearing, during the night. Cattle grazing nearby – fabulous place, but very cold and also I am very tired.
The view from Dimsa
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