Travel in the third world is always eye opening. When we got up this morning, there was no electricity and the water supply was out all over Kathmandu. Our hotel staff was wonderful, they made sure we had breakfast in time to make our bus at 7:30. They cooked with gas and used bottled water for coffee.
All in all our experience was relatively easy. Many people deal with issues like this on a daily basis with a much bigger impact on their lives. While walking to the bus station we saw people burning egg cartons to stay warm.
The bus ride here was incredibly beautiful. We traveled through great agricultural and mountainous areas and met nice folks on the bus. Pokara is bigger and busier than we expected - it's not Nagarkot but it's not Kathmandu either. We haven't had time to explore, we've been dealing with showers, laundry, etc. We will find adventures from here, I'll keep you posted. We are staying in a hotel that uses money to support educational programs for lower caste kids - we'll see what we can find out about it tomorow. More soon, PG
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Hi, Paul. My email is ellenvg@gmail.com
Not much is going on, just the countdown until bush is out of office.
Hope you continue to have marvelous adventures. You are sure braver than me!
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