Upside and Downside

Explanation - Upside is up the mountain to Sarangot Village, paragliding, the school, the shop in the bedroom of someone's house, wifi outside the government school gate.

Downside is down to the spring; where we wash and clean our clothes, the grandparents house, Lakeside and Pokhara. 

So when you are going anywhere you are either going upside or downside! 

Tonight we went downside with the kids to see the grandparents for a visit and stayed for dinner, they have no English, but through the kids we were able to communicate. We were proudly shown the cow (I think they thought we didn't know what a cow was) and their water buffalo. The house was a very traditional style made of a schist like stone and clay. They were very friendly and hospitable people. A beautiful and peaceful spot and they have very well tended gardens and fields. 

Just before we left this evening a group of about 40 monkeys passed by our homestay, a few rocks were thrown to deter them, and I could hear shouts from the neighbours. They will rip out the corn and if they get close enough to the house, steal, chew shoes and cause general mayhem.

We had our booking tonight confirmed for a trip to Chitlan for this weekend. We have booked an Elephant Jungle  Safari and a small trek with the group of volunteers in the area whom we spent the week with in Kathmandu, I'm really looking forward to catching up with them and the safari.

We are struggling to get devices charged as the electricity is always out, so a head torch is an essential item. My cell phone has been flat since yesterday and it is causing me some consternation! It is my only communication with the other volunteers. All the other volunteers are in a similar situation with wifi, so of course no power no wifi. I can only text, or I could only text.

The young boy Amish is forever trying to organise us into activities with him as the guide, he took us to Lakeside (downside) the other day.  His wee brother Agus couldn't go, he is only five, so we made a big deal of him taking us for a walk and guiding us around the road close by the other night. He kept calling out to the neighbours telling them all about his guiding abilities.

We have just found out Thursday is a holiday, a bit like Waitangi Day we think. Fine by us, we are going upside to Sarangot.