Manali

We are staying at a hotel called apple view in manali. As the name suggests, it is in front of an apple orchard, up on a hill overlooking the valey, river and mountains. The owner is really friendly and treats us like family. We are constantly getting tea and snacks from him and he gives great advice about things in town. The hotel is a bit away from the main drag which is nice because it is away from the noisy indian roads. The trail getting up to it is quite exhausting though.

Unfortunately Korey starred to get sick shortly after we arrived. We spent sunday exploring the town and walking through the forest. On monday Robson and I did a day hike while Korey rested. The hike was quite epic. After a strenous and steep 2000 m climb out of the valley we were treated with views of 2 different valleys and some peaks exceeding 6000 meters. Along the way we saw some hurders tending to sheep and goats that graze in the alpine meadows.
On tuesday Korey had to go to the doctor to seek medical attention, so tuesday and wednesday were spent pretty much relaxing at the hotel, reading and drinking tea. If you have to get sick, this is a pleasant place to do it. I enjoyed the downtime and Korey recovered quickly. She is mostly better now and we plan to go hiking tomorrow. Our plans have been pushed back 2 days so we changed all of our bus and train tickets back. Everything should work out well. Hopefully next time I write I'll have some good camping pictures to share.