Bimble to Pokhara
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 6 Apr 2018 22:57
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Bimble Down to Phewa Lake,
Pokhara
 We left our digs and headed over to
the Peace Pagoda, the start of a well-used track down
to the lake.
  We stepped out of the way of these two
fit, young men carrying hugely heavy loads of
stones.
 The view half way
down.
  We saw some pretty
blooms, sunbirds scruffing about and an elderly
‘shack with a view’
 A lovely
spot, we chatted to some Australian youngsters.
  Nearing the
village on this side of the lake.
 A single cow
having a bath.
   By the time we neared the bottom a local was at us about crossing to the
other side. He wanted a thousand Rupees ($10) but we asked through hand gestures
if two Chinese ladies wanted to share. They were not to be minced with and
wanted eight hundred for the four of us. Deal done, we all clambered in with a
business degree holding oarsman who preferred life at home rowing for his dad.
We were glad not to be getting in the boat with a
severe leak. Off we
set.
  The ladies proved useless, but Bear
and I enjoyed a bit of a paddle.
  Nice to live in one of these houses at this time of year.
 We could make out the Peace Pagoda at the top (3,609 feet) now on the lake at 2,434 feet.
  Coming in to the town side of the
shore. Lots of lakeside
eateries.
 Our ‘welcoming committee’ nodding and
singing for us.
 Bear saw a menu and couldn’t resist – buffalo
with mash, veg and gravy. Conspiratorially the waiter leaned in close and
whispered “It’s beef but we are not allowed to put that on the menu as they are
sacred”. I enjoyed fruit salad filled to the brim, served in a Mason
jar.
  We even had a table companion. The we
bimbled toward town, found a taxi and rode up to our
digs.
ALL
IN ALL BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
FABULOUS VIEWS, GREAT WALK IF SOMEWHAT LONG AND
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