Last Days in Nepal

Our last days in Nepal were wonderful.  We finished our trek walking through gorgeous hillsides of terraced rice paddies and small villages.

Himalayan rice paddy terraces

Satellite TV comes to the Himalayas

Funeral pyre along the river

Back to Pokara we recuperated at the massive Fulbari Resort (rated one of the greatest hotels in the world which we found quite humorous )  As soon as checked in the power went out and no Internet.  So we relaxed by the pool and enjoyed the cliffside views. 

Roughing it at the Fulbari Resort pool in Pokara

While Mary got a massage at the Spa, I tried my hand at Nepali golf!  First the clubs were vintage 1920s and only 3 balls could be found. My caddy was a bright eager lad giving me suggestions on which club to use.  The first hole was straight at the clif dropping off hundreds of feet to the Seti River.  You hit it over the green and it's gone!  Hole 2 was unbelievable. Shooting from one cliff to another...needless to say my ball did not make it. Hole 4 was even worse having to shoot and land on 2 cliffs.  With 3 balls gone an enterprising young soon appeared an offered 3 more at 300 rupees apiece.  After some back and forth we settled on 50 rupees.  At hole 6 a family of monkeys appeared on the green but didnot linger long.  By now I had 4 caddies, all helping and hoping for a grand tip at the end of 9 holes.  At every tee the smallest one stood no more than 25 yards in front of me with both arms raised straight over head indicating where I should hit the ball.   Finally at the 9th hole I landed on the green from the tee and tapped it in with one additional stroke, both to loud clapping by my entourage.

The following day we flew to Kathmandu rested further at the Yak and Yeti hotel before heading to Delhi for the 4th tiem so far.