Today I woke up with the sun shining on my face. Looking out the window of the guest room, it was just starting to come over the crest of the hills. I woke up dad and we ran outside to take some photographs of the morning sunlight lighting the valley below.
Thanks, dad! This photo is great.
After taking these sunrise photos, we had a quick breakfast and said our goodbyes to the other tourists. By the time we left, we had managed to talk a lot and get to know each other: the wife in the Swiss family works for the World Wildlife Fund and had some suggestions for fundraising techniques. Dad and I also traded some light-hearted barbs, much to the amusement of the other guests: having just told the other travelers about waking up to see a halo of sunlight on my face, the Swiss woman said “Like Jesus!”, to which my dad responded, “oh please…my son is far from Jesus”. I replied, “you are absolutely correct…after all, my father is far from God”. It was great sitting around and having a good time with a large group of people for the first time in a few months. After a few more arguments amongst the ten of us (from Microsoft versus OSX, to better ways to teach in Nepali schools, to alternative fund raising methods for my project), Krishna, dad and I set off for Panchasse. Panch in Nepalese (and Hindi) means five, and asse means paths. The name “five paths” comes from the fact that Panchasse has paths which can access many towns in surrounding areas, from Pokhara to smaller regional villages. We took the scenic route down to the valley, affording us the opportunity to take photos along the way.
The golden rays of the sun had all but vanished by the time we got going
Nothing like summiting a mountain over the course of two days and 30KM to realize a helicopter could travel the same distance in three or four minutes. Kind of ruins the feeling, but so what, right?
The View From Panchasse
Krishna offered to carry the tripod. Thanks Krishna!
We passed through a number of villages, one had this quarry where all work was done by hand.
After this, we arrived back in Pokhara for some much needed rest and relaxation before our bus ride back to Kathmandu early the next morning.
That’s all for now.
Charles
I was born in London, England. At the age of ten, I moved to Hong Kong, which opened up a whole new part of the world: Asia. Since then, I have enjoyed traveling to different locales around the world. Having graduated from High School, I am taking a gap year to work on a computer project in Nepal, and later a cultural immersion trip in Ghana. This is the blog I am using to keep the world notified. 