Monday saw in the Nepalese New Year....The year 2066 apparently!!.... and they have two New Years every year....all very confusing on the maths front. Whilst struggling with a high temperature I was woken up in the middle of the night by lots of banging and noise.......apparently this was some kind of ceremony to welcome in the New Year which was witnessed by Chris ... a rather large crowd had gathered at the hotel ...when he mentioned this to Clara and Graham in the morning they both questioned his grasp of reality....however all the commotion woke me up so I can vouch for him!!
Anyway owing to this temperature and not being able to move too far from the proximity of a toilet I was unable to accompany Clara, Graham and Chris, who completed the last full day without me...another long but productive day.
Tuesday was spent resting and travelling home....after about 21 hours travelling we have returned safely to a much cooler and far less dusty England!
Apart from the sickness problems this was a great trip. We achieved what we set out to do in the time we had available, we were looked after by some great people,made some new friends( always a good thing), had a lot of fun and each experienced new things. Some of the things we witnessed such as the landless folk living by the river have had a deep effect and will live long in our memories...........................
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