Today I got up early to go paragliding. It was amazing! I'm actually really surprised I wasn't more terrified to by running off a cliff with nothing but some guy from the Czech Republic and a parachute to keep me safe. There were beautiful views of the Annapurna Mountains, and we could actually see the peaks when we went out early in the morning. Apparently this was the only good day they've had for paragliding in the last month, so I guess our only day in Pokhara turned out to be well chosen! I got some pictures, but most of my trip was videoed, so I'll have to wait to get a better computer that can deal with a large video file.
After paragliding, we went to go boating on Fewa Lake in Pokhara. The lake water wasn't very clean, but it was still fun. When four girls asked for our own boat without a guide, the Nepali men selling us tickets looked at us like we were insane. We had no problems, though, and we made it almost across the lake and back in just under an hour (which is the minimum time you're allowed to rent the boats). This former summer camp waterfront director knows how to paddle a canoe, thank you very much.
After the boating, we were starving since none of us had eaten breakfast in preparations for paragliding first thing in the morning. We found this small place and ate lunch with a view of the lake. We also picked up bus tickets for the bus line with AC. This was a pretty big thing item on our agenda for the day since it's supposed to be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit where we're going tomorrow, Chitwan National Park. I am not willing to have a repeat of yesterday with a 7 hour bus ride that is basically a sauna.
We also went to the World Peace Pagoda this afternoon. We didn't stay very long because there was a storm rolling in and we were at the top of a mountain or hill or somewhere high up, so we ran up to see it, ran back down to our taxi and tried to make it back down the dirt road on the mountain before it started raining. We didn't actually get rained on at all, but there are some pretty dark looking clouds over a monument to world peace.
After seeing the pagoda, we went back for our afternoon rest time. On the agenda tonight: A German bakery (in Nepal?) and more tea (or beer). One thing I've learned here and in India - you can never have too much tea. Tomorrow we journey to the jungle to find some elephants!
After paragliding, we went to go boating on Fewa Lake in Pokhara. The lake water wasn't very clean, but it was still fun. When four girls asked for our own boat without a guide, the Nepali men selling us tickets looked at us like we were insane. We had no problems, though, and we made it almost across the lake and back in just under an hour (which is the minimum time you're allowed to rent the boats). This former summer camp waterfront director knows how to paddle a canoe, thank you very much.
After the boating, we were starving since none of us had eaten breakfast in preparations for paragliding first thing in the morning. We found this small place and ate lunch with a view of the lake. We also picked up bus tickets for the bus line with AC. This was a pretty big thing item on our agenda for the day since it's supposed to be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit where we're going tomorrow, Chitwan National Park. I am not willing to have a repeat of yesterday with a 7 hour bus ride that is basically a sauna.
We also went to the World Peace Pagoda this afternoon. We didn't stay very long because there was a storm rolling in and we were at the top of a mountain or hill or somewhere high up, so we ran up to see it, ran back down to our taxi and tried to make it back down the dirt road on the mountain before it started raining. We didn't actually get rained on at all, but there are some pretty dark looking clouds over a monument to world peace.
After seeing the pagoda, we went back for our afternoon rest time. On the agenda tonight: A German bakery (in Nepal?) and more tea (or beer). One thing I've learned here and in India - you can never have too much tea. Tomorrow we journey to the jungle to find some elephants!
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