Stunning, humbling, fun, challenging!
Our first stop, was a visit to a school funded by the Indian Round Table. It teaches 1,400 pupils, in shifts, in an area not much bigger than an executive home in the UK. The kids, staff were amazing and despite their difficult circumstances, were full of joy! To stand before them all and give an impromptu chat, was quite daunting but was the very least they deserved.
Then we hit the road! Beautiful scenery, lovely people with vibrant smiles, all welcoming and all keen to talk, have selfies and brighten our day. We took on 3 mountain passes, were subject to having Bindi' s on our heads, having our Rickshaw blessed, run out of fuel whilst overtaking on the highway had a lovely roadside curry and Chai at £2 each.
All of the above was topped off with stunning vistas and the struggle of keeping a Rickshaw moving and weaving through the mountain traffic as we finally taking on the 1 mile goat track up to 7,000 feet, to our hotel at the top of the mountain, in the village of Godavali.
The best day so far! Really buzzing!
Our first stop, was a visit to a school funded by the Indian Round Table. It teaches 1,400 pupils, in shifts, in an area not much bigger than an executive home in the UK. The kids, staff were amazing and despite their difficult circumstances, were full of joy! To stand before them all and give an impromptu chat, was quite daunting but was the very least they deserved.
Then we hit the road! Beautiful scenery, lovely people with vibrant smiles, all welcoming and all keen to talk, have selfies and brighten our day. We took on 3 mountain passes, were subject to having Bindi' s on our heads, having our Rickshaw blessed, run out of fuel whilst overtaking on the highway had a lovely roadside curry and Chai at £2 each.
All of the above was topped off with stunning vistas and the struggle of keeping a Rickshaw moving and weaving through the mountain traffic as we finally taking on the 1 mile goat track up to 7,000 feet, to our hotel at the top of the mountain, in the village of Godavali.
The best day so far! Really buzzing!
Rather you three than me, but sounds amazing and glad you are seizing every opportunity to enjoy it as it is. Looking forward to the next episode.
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