Well, we survived White water rafting in Kathmandu, gotta admit, the 3 hour mountain road drive was by far the most dangerous part of the trip. It's hard to explain, but suffice it to say, when Dave tipped the driver 1000 rupees ($12), it was worth it, we both almost kissed the ground when we got to our hotel.
Aside from the narrow mountain road, oncoming gravel trucks, buses, goats, dogs, chickens & kids on the road, the scenery was pretty neat. Again, very hard to explain how poor this country is, suffice it to say, the $200 average annual income, doesn't buy much even though stuff is cheap. We were soaked when we got back to the hotel, so we literally had a few thousand American dollars drying out on the beds. Dave called a porter to change our tv (wasn't working..........go figure)' anyway, the poor porter was in shock when he saw our money drying, most cash he had ever seen. Dave & I, feeling bad, went out for numerous beers, fajitas, pizza & stir fry. That was our last night in Kathmandu.
Kumar (Our most excellent Guide) met us in the morning at 5 am & arranged airport transportation, he saw us off..........after 14 days in Kathmandu, a bit sad as we said good-bye! A good guy, really working hard at his Trekking business, nice to see entrepreneurship in a country that lacks so much.
GOOD -BYE NEPAL!
Tom you missed your last chance for an egg salad sandwich! What kind of beer did you have?
ReplyDeleteDave/Tom, you're suppose to rebuttle. Can you read the comments on your end? It's like talkig to Deb, one way conversation. I am losing interest, except for the beer you're bringing me.
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