Today
is day 7th – finally bandaged up my swollen right knee – feels
better, but we also been climbing uphill- very little downhill – my knees sure
like that. It’s been warm and a bit tropical at 1600m in the Khari Khola
Valley, but we get clouds that threaten to rain on us every day – no really
good news, too many clouds………….
On
this day we wound up sleeping in a cave- had some instant noodles in a cup and
slept next to the fire in the dusty, black sand. Some local women come by and
helped us make a fire, because we had difficulties. They were laughing very
hard about us at times, but also started to look concerned as well. Gita pulled
out the chocolate – man it never tasted so good…………..Then it started pouring
down, with thunder and lightning – how about a real adventure? Larry kept
building trenches during the night, so the water wouldn’t run into our sleeping
bags. Gita and I slept pretty soundly!
I
slept well enough, dreaming about the Dukkers/ McClain family and Zilly. Even
my neighbor Dan was in it: I had come back from my trip, just for a day or two
to visit warm, sunny CA.
I
woke up home sick, a bit cold and fairly dirty.
