Kathmandu to Pokhara

It's been a good week since I have written a blog, so I'll start with our last day in Kathmandu as it was a memorable day.

We visited a Hindu temple with ghats on the outskirts of town. The ghats were fascinating- situated by the river, it's where people go to cremate passed family members, and then push the ashes into the river. There was a special cremation of a political guy happening on the day we visited, so half the city where there to watch, as well as the army.

The next day we boarded a 8 hour bus to Pokhara, with a stop on the way for some rafting.  Hamish and I had contracted some gastro by this stage, so the bus trip involved a few emergency toilet stops. We pulled ourselves together and dragged ourselves to the grade 4 rafting trip! It was crazy but fun. The guides kept throwing each other in, and one of the tourists jumped out for a swim mid- rapids upon the guides suggestion, but got stuck in a whirlpool and dragged to some rocks, only to be rescued 40 minutes later! So dodgy.

Anyway, we ventured off on our 5 day trek the following day- just Hamish, our guide Bhimsen and myself. We had monsoon rain most days which bought out leeches! We got a few glimpses of snowy himalaya mountains through the clouds, and passed some amazing waterfalls with all the rain.

Our next adventure continues with our old friends James and Bronnie, who we where excited to met at our hotel on our return. 

Next stop, Chetwan Wildlife Park.

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