Day 12
On the road to Kathmandu from Chitwan
On the move again. Erin, Shila and I were heading to Kathmandu. Ramchandra (Shila's husband) ensured we were safely on the bus and we now refer to him as the Happy Banker. He reminded me that he was a Happy Banker to the Poor. With that in mind Erin and I were sorry to say goodbye but grateful that we had time with him. In particular, as he is taking on his new role in a commercial bank.
The bus trip to Kathmandu was 6 - 7 hours which made for a long day. However, the scenery in some parts is spectacular when the fast flowing river is in full view. Particularly, when one could watch the many rafts that were on the river that day. It is a very popular tourist pass time here. This main road link is extremely busy with buses and trucks.
During one of our bus stops we were parked right next to a fresh food market. There were numerous stalls side by side and I was taken with the share volume of variety of Daal available. We were fortunate to have Shila (Nepali woman) with us because when we were unsure she would inform us.
The great thing about the bus trip was it allowed Erin and I an opportunity to explore ideas about community development and the possibilities we had seen over the last two weeks. It was also the day that we would go separate ways. She was meeting up with Nvari once again and I was joining up with a group in Kathmandu to head off to a Himalayan Meditation and Yoga retreat at the Nagarkot Farmhouse with 7 others including Shila, Nina, Kira and Rafael.So it was a day of mixed feelings to be saying goodbye to Erin. She has been a wonderful travelling companion.
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| Welcome back to Kathmandu |
Our taxi when we arrived at Kathmandu. There was 3 of us with luggage so my bag got sat on the top of the taxi and not tied down. When we drove off I was swiveling my head to the hotel to make sure it did not slide off.
Tomorrow we are heading off to the retreat but will be calling in to see the architects work that I spoke about in an earlier post.
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