School today after a great weekend away, and we have Thursday off as it is a public holiday. We will head downside to Pokhara for the day, it takes us about an hour or so to walk down to town then along the lake edge to town.
Just been to the neighbours to see all the kid goats, ranging from born today to three weeks old. Rather cute. They use them for eating once they have grown, (sorry Heather but that's how it is here). I asked about milking them and making cheese but they use buffalo for cheese making. Or as it is called amongst the volunteers 'buff', as you can buy buff burgers, buff momos and so forth in the cafés in Nepal, and India too.
Thursday 1st May
We took a bit of a punt and took the local bus to Pokhara (downside) today and what a journey. We are both in agreement that it is not necessary to put our lives at risk again and we much prefer to walk! Apart from every man, woman and child for themselves jostling to secure a seat, the bus was a shit of a thing, bouncing all over the road next to some very sheer drops. Jim sat on the floor on our day pack and I stood and held on for dear life. Halfway down I managed to get a seat next to a lady with very sharp elbows. By the time we waited for its late arrival and the trip down we could have easily walked.
However the positive side was we came across Megan & Emilie after we got off the bus and made plans for meeting up with the rest of the volunteers for dinner that evening. About half of the volunteers are finishing up this weekend. We decided to stay the night in Pokhara and head upside early in the morning for school. Bree had found a decent place to stay with hot showers and a western toilet... you have no idea how this actually really matters. Our meal out was yum, we had pizza, delicious.
Walking home after dinner we saw fireflys, very intriguing, as we'd never seen them before.
There is great excitement a wee way upside as there is road widening with a Murray Newman type big digger, watched excitedly by half the village. Not a hazard sign to be seen, let alone survey pegs, just a bamboo measuring pole for judging the road width, while the corn crops on either side get destroyed and passerbys dodge the digger from all angles.
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