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More Nepali Photographs

The following photographs were all taken in Nepal some time ago.


The picture above is of Mount Pumori (7145m) and the little bump in the foreground which doesn't have any snow or ice on it is the famed "Kala Pattar" (5545) which doesn't look like much but walking up and down is quite a strenuous days walk. Having done this, I have the utmost respect for anyone that climbs any of the high peaks - guided or not.


This cottage was where we slept after we had crossed the Chola La (5480m) pass. Rob had had giardia the day before and I think this was probably his most difficult day ever. The pass is pretty tough as it is even without being sick.


Jumping now to the Annapurna region somewhere along the Modi Khota which is the river flowing from the Annapurna Sanctuary glaciers. (*&^^(*&&^ freezing which I can actually confirm because I took a dip in it. Instant ice-cream headache - it felt like somebody was shrinking one's scalp without removing the skull first.


I can't actually remember where this was but it was in the Annapurna region.

Snowbank and Trees

This was snapped from the taxi on the way from Avoriaz back to Geneva.

Switzerland

Taken at the bottom of the Grand Paradis ski lift in Switzerland during January 2008

African Sunset.

This was taken a couple of weeks ago while sitting on Kirsten and Carls verandah down at the Vaal dam. All I did was pick up the camera and snap - no cropping or manipulation of any kind.

Arniston or Waenshuiskrans

During my military service which, in case you think otherwise, was compulsory I occasionally had to go down to Arniston (English) or Waenhuiskrans (Afrikaans) near cape Agulhas. The following two images are of fishermens cottages just outside of Waenhuiskrans. I haven't been back there in twenty years (!#%&* that makes me sound old) and I hear that there has been considerable holiday house development in that area so in all likelihood, these aren't there anymore.

Nepali Photos

These are all from a trip I did to Nepal, long, long ago when the Dinosaurs and Caron were young.


This was taken just next to the ghats where they burn dead bodies on big piles of wood, little wonder there are hardly any trees left in Nepal. Once the body has burnt (at least mostly), the ashes are swept into the stream in which the girl is wading checking for I know not what, I think they may have been her fish traps.


Prayer wheels, little ones. The buddhists have really got it waxed, every time a prayer wheel turns is sends up a prayer so some bright buddhist attached one to a water wheel so it turned 24x7. How is that for a serious volume of prayers going up.


Nepali porter carrying heavy loads, I saw a porter carrying 54kg's (6 cases of 12x750ml bottles of beer) on his back up and down the Nepal mountains and they make the mountains really, really big over there. Commenting to an inn keeper later that day he said that was just average, the really top porters would be lugging over 100kgs around! No wonder their life expectancy is so short.

Photograph of Old Man


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A potter in Kathmandu, it's a bit hard to see from the photograph but his wheel is a tyre that has been filled with concrete and to make it spin he stands up and 'stirs' the wheel like a big pot until it is going fast enough at which point he quickly makes a couple of items before he has to get the momentum back up again.

Cape Town Photos

The following were taken at the Cactus farm in Robertson, the campground between Paarl and Fanschhoek and the campground in Tulbagh respectively.

Plant Park

A few weeks ago when we had the monsters for the weekend we went to visit the Plant Park which is a nursery with an outdoor restaurant and a very good childrens play area complete with a train, lots of animals and other entertaining (for children) thingys. At the entrance of the park there is a koi shop which I have never actually been into because I just can't see the point of keeping them. A sentiment shared by Patch after some greedy kingfishers scoffed all but one - a rather expensive way to feed kingfishers if you ask me. It took him weeks to see that there was actually one left because it hid almost permanently under a rock on the bottom. Maybe they're not so stupid after all. I didn't have my camera with me but I made a mental note to return and take a few pictures which are shown below.







The first I liked because of the grotesque distortion of the the fish just under the water. The second because of the total lack of individuality of fish which are in themselves highly individualistic. The last one for the recurrent images of fish as shown in the bubbles floating on the surface of the water. I've printed them on 10x15" paper and I just need to get them framed now.

Red Fort of Agra

This was taken in one of the rooms of the Red Fort in Agra, India.

Me, Myself and I

Snap of me skiing at Avoriaz in 12" of powder snow. Quite and amazing experience.

Sea Anemone

This was taken at Sodwana Bay on 2 Mile Reef. It did need some touching up to remove the sand speckles caused by the surge at the time of the photograph but otherwise not much work required.