Fairy Meadows Trip July 7-12, 2011
Dear Friends,
Let me share my recent trip to Fairy Meadows, however this year I have already visited galliyat 3-4 times, but this one is the trip I was looking for.
My elder brother Sohail Shah, and his friend, runs their own business, and along with they have started another business with the name of “Model Town Adventure Club”. This will be another earning source, and their desires will also be met, by arranging tours to northern areas.
Starts: July 7, 3 PM, from Model Town Football club
Members:
Sohail Shah (With wife and two daughters, ages 7 and 5)
Khalid Khan (With wife and two kids, Girl 9, and boy 7)
Rizwan Bhai (With wife and one nephew, 10 years)
Tariq Sohail (With wife only, they left their 2 years daughter back in lahore)
Saqlain (Bachelor and Alone)
Mustansar Bhandara (Married but went alone with us, lucky man)
Syed Raheel Asghar (Myself, married with 3 sons, but still manages to travel alone with this group ;) )
Vehicle: Coaster (pic will be available), driver Liaqat, and helper, babar
Route: LHR-> ISB -> Mansehra -> Bisham -> Chilas -> Fairy Meadows -> Chilas -> Babu Sar -> Naran -> Balakot -> Mansehra -> LHR !
Ends: July 12, 4 PM, at Model town football club!
Minor timeline details of the days spent, and route……….
July 7,
3.30 PM dept from model town football club
6.30 PM Bhera, sandwiches (Home cooked)
11.00 PM Abotaabad biryani (Home Cooked)
July 8
1.30 AM shinkiari - tea
4.00 AM Thakot fajar
6 AM Besham - paratha anda (home cooked)
10 AM pattan, tea
11 AM dasu
12.30 pm samar nalla - tea
4 PM Chilas – Zuhar/Asar
4.30 chilas in
7.30 PM Karahi, daal mash
9.00 PM tea, everyday, stove was our own, so its also self made
July 9
4.45 AM fajar
6.55 AM nashta @ NATCO – paratha, fry, tea
7.30 AM dept for raikot
9.30 AM raikot
10.00 AM dept for tattoo, jeeps ready
12 PM reachd tatto
1.20 PM dept for fm, from fairy point JAL
6.00 PM reached broad view FM
7.30 PM roti, daal chana, very good !
11.30 mutton karahi
Bonfire – from 6 PM till 2 AM
July 10
Bonfire – from 6 PM till 2 AM
Night in camp, 2 AM
3 AM geo team came, a team of 5 came at 3 AM, mid night and most of them worked at GEO TV, they disturbed everything, and v cant sleep that night, they ignite fire again, and v sat with them, to discuss their adventure from raikot to FM, at mid night…..
4.30 AM fajar
5.00 AM nanga parbat photo shot, as its only visible in the morning, mostly….
9.00 AM nashta, paratha, omlete, tea
10 AM Reflection lake
11 AM Tarrar Lake, View point
12 PM CRICKET – a match with fairy village locals, very interesting match, lots of happenings during match, and finally v lost by 7 runs…..it was good to lose BTW
4.00 PM most of the day time it was raining and fresh snow falling on the hills, and it was very chilling, early bonfire
5.00 PM make a program to BBQ salam bakra, buy a small one in 4 k, and put on bonfire……
11. PM Finally bakra roasted, but even then v were unable eat
July 11
4.30 AM fajar
5.00 nanga parbat photo session
6 AM nashta
7.40 AM left FM
9.30 reached JAL
10 AM jeep safari to brkn brdge
11 AM mud slide adventure, it was few feet wide, but on return its width is almost 30-40 feet, full of mud
12 PM jeep to rai kot brdge
1.15 PM left rai kot
2.00 reachd chilas
3.00 PM natco hotel alo qeema
4.40 team decided to take a shorter route, dept for babu sar
7.30 PM reachd babu sar top, adventure, chilling
July 12
00.15 AM reached naran
00.45 AM zero point chicken karahi
01.30 coffee
2 AM dept 4 lhr
5 AM balakot
6 AM mansehra
6.35 abotabad
8.30 haveelian tea
2 PM Usmania, kharian, chicken shashlick!!
4 PM model town football club.
rest of the details will be presented with pics........