May 26, 2014
We are finally back in Kathmandu after a week of resting in Pokhara, an amazing white water rafting trip, and then another day of down time before heading back to home base. It was a treat to be out of busy Kathmandu with all the cars and scooters and general madness, but we are happy to be back with all the day time fun and night time parties.
Omar and I rented a scooter for a day to drive around the lake and visit the International Mountain Museum.
We saw a giant Tibetan mandala made of sand - this is a close up so you can see the detail that goes into these mandalas. Covered by a glass case so klutzes like me don’t accidentally sneeze while looking at them.
The museum had a collection of old mountain climbing gear, a section on geology, a section on the local tribes of Nepal and one dedicated to past climbers.
There was also a section dedicated to the yeti! My favorite!
There was a 31 ft. replica of Mt. Manaslu so that everyone can summit a peak at least once in their life!
That’s the town Pokhara in the background and Lake Fewa. It looks a lot cleaner than it is - definitely not a swimming lake!
We joined an Isreli tour group for an epic 3 day rafting trip.
Vegetarian meals and beach side camping - what more could I want?
We had two rafts of people and a third filled with camping supplies and food. Of course my raft managed to capsize and we ended up floating through at least one rapid.
A green butterfly - who knew???
Omar and I at the end of our 3 day rafting trip on the Kaligandaki River - with water straight from the glacier melt!
Fun murals abound in Kathmandu!
Omar and I with our new friends Nosh and Sarah from Bangladash (we spent the day riding back to Kathmandu with them on the bus) and our friend Jenn (we trekked with her for a few days on the Annapurna Circuit)
There is tons of live music in Kathmandu and some of the bands aren’t half bad!
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