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Day 121 Bhimdatta - Namai

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A travel day today as we make our way to the tourist hotspot of Pokhara. The roads are generally good and light of traffic. We have covered 330km today so we rate our chances of getting to Pokhara tomorrow although the road looks pretty windy.  Todays journey was delightful as we passed through wildlife reserves and national parks. In places it reminded me a little of some of the roads on the West Coast albeit a little warmer.  These women carry such heavy loads on their heads.  Also we passed through many little towns which although not much to look at were bustling little places.  At one little place a Tiger almost ran over a dog, luckily it was equipped with ABS brakes.  Goats on top of the bus, the young man climbed out and up to check them whilst the bus was moving along.  There seems to be a large number of schools and heaps of children going.  There were several army and police checkpoints but they didn’t bother us other than to ask the bike num...