Maureen joined us on Oct. 9th and we travelled to Bhaktapur, one of three old kingdoms of Nepal (KTM and Pataan being the others). The home stay with Ajaya and his family at Krishna's House was really special. We did lots of hiking around both Bhaktapur and the surrounding countrysides. It continues to amaze me how the Nepalis we have met have welcomed us. We have seen in the villages we have walked through how hard people have to work; we certainly will have no reason to complain about hiking up a few mountains on the trek after seeing what they have to do on a daily basis. In the places we stay and eat, people are very eager to talk and share their thoughts and experiences. We are so fortunate on so many levels.
We went to Nagarkot for a day four first real view of the Himalyan range. It was a good opportunity to test our hiking abilities at 6700 feet. So far, so good. The quiet and peacefulness of Bhaktapur and Nagarkot were a great break from the chaos of KTM.
We returned to the hustle and bustle of KTM yesterday and leave tomorrow for the trek. It is difficult to upload photos so they will wait for later. We will be gone trekking for about 14 days and I will resume posting then.
I am checking in on you 2. So post something when you can so we know you are fine. It is fall here for sure. Miss you. Anxious to hear of your adventures.
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