Travel
On Annapurna’s Gin and Tonic Trail
You will probably only see one or two leeches.
– Mr. Prim, lecturer on hiking Annapurna
BESANTA LODGE, DHAMPUS, 5000ft, 6 Oct: Thunder is rumbling and rolling among the peaks of the Annapurnas and I can hear the steady rain outside my window. This is good for the clearing of clouds and views of the Annapurna Range in the morning; bad for hiking because of the mud and the moisture-loving leeches.