Our day started at 6am with a 3 hour drive to Gold River in a jeep where we then had to walk across a huge suspension bridge to the other side of the river where we could catch yet another jeep for the 9 hour trip to Khatmandu.
The trip down to Gold River was not great as our vehicle was packed with 11 people where it was only really designed to fit 9. Tye second leg of the journey was a lot better as we only had 7 people much of the way (though we got the extra 4 for the last 4 hours of the journey). Our driver was a nice guy and we really hit it off. Aaron and I sat in the front seat which meant we had a lot more room than the day before.
Our vehicle travelled in convoy with 3 other vehicles which meant that when one of them broke down we had to all wait as it was repaired. This happened a lot on the rough roads.
After over 18 hours of driving (of which about 14 hours was on 4wd tracks) we finally made it to Khatmandu. We had an amazing shower (first in nearly a month) and then hit the town for a massive dinner. Great to know that we don't have to walk anywhere in the morning.
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