Wednesday 27 April 2016

The aim today is simply to get to Kathmandu. Dipak and I walk and bus into the lake area of Pokhara for a quick look. We check out the bus parks for the best ride to Kathmandu. There are a confusing array of bus parks and buses here as there are in every Nepalese city. The bus parks are where you go to catch a bus but which bus park is going to have the bus you want? And if you know what you are doing you can hail one down from the road. We try to get an air conditioned tourist bus but they’re booked out. So we catch a bus back to hotel and another bus park for non-tourist buses. Dipak struggles to find the right bus and of course I’m no help at all. We eventually find one and settle in. These non tourist buses are designed for Nepalese. Leg room is cruely small for me and the seats are narrow. The ceiling is low. We find the best seat for me. The trip goes well and we reach Kathmandu by 4pm. We walk to Dipaks home and unload his stuff from my backpack. He then takes me back to Hotel Lily on his bike. I’m so tired!