Yesterday Shirley got charged by a buffalo. Today we begin the trek. The circle of life.
Gentle readers, fear not if you don’t hear from us. Since the Sherpas are already carrying the espresso maker, the blender (for pina coladas) and a fax machine and for Shirley, a hairdryer, iron, curling iron and manicure set, I thought it wrong to have them carry my laptop too. Especially since there is virtually no chance of an internet connection. We have been lucky to have plumbing and electricity so far. In Kathmandu there is apparently only 14 hours of electricity per day, per area. People in Kathmandu run their own wires into adjacent areas that they know will have electricity on a different schedule than their own. We haven’t had perforated toilet paper yet. Apparently that invention has not made it to Nepal.
But now we are in Pokhara, a small town with a lake. This is our base camp to start our assault on Annapurna. We ate by the lake yesterday evening. I thought it would be a great idea to get a picture of Shirley with some buffaloes that wandered near. Who knew they charged? Shirley escaped, to the amusement of all nearby, including the owner of the buffaloes.
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