Three days so far in Nepal and it’s starting to get me homesick with the rainforests, large mountains (hills to the locals) and winding dirt roads which criss cross many of these mountain ranges. Though so far the thick clouds have been hiding many of the higher ones in the distance, we got a good view of the closest ones early today before the rain set in again.
Talking about rain, we really have underwhelming thunder storms back in Melbourne. Last night, huddling in little mud huts, the thunder went on for almost a minute at a time; rumbling and booming again and again alongside lightening which streaked the sky.
Why we were huddling in said huts is thanks to the little safari walk we took through the jungle, seeing rhinos, elephants, deer, crocks and many varieties of birds. Everything didn’t seem to fazed by us though as we walked and floated past, either basking in the afternoon sunlight or munching on grass. The local rangers were a good laugh and very helpful with local knowledge, such as what to do when confronted with an angry elephant: run!
The little village we stayed at was quite basic, but for a little of civilisation in the middle of the jungle, it was more than we needed for just a short overnight stay. The locally made dinner was delicious, our evening entertainment was a rhinos coming across the river below us with the back drop of the spectacular thunder storm. Far more entertaining was one of the young members of the village, Sherma, talking to us in fluent English and a little German. Victoria and Matt both had a good time chatting with the little fellah, though his attention was a bit side tracked when the iPhone came out.
Guess boys are all the same then eh 😛
Anyway we’re bunkered down next to the bar (how surprising…), watching the sun try to come out and dry the pitch for the afternoons cricket game. We’ve already had a few rounds of cards, with Phil becoming very competitive and Victoria playing way too fast for people’s preferences. No spoons though, “you’re way too violent playing that game” says Phil, like she’s any less competitive in Cheat!