Ka Pai Kiwis

A rest day today. We have caught up on a few chores.  I have given the bike a bit of a clean and also downloaded the Spark app so I can watch the ABs a bit later on. I’m not sure if its general unfitness or the after effects of yesterday or maybe a slight  delhi belly but I’m knackered after cleaning the bike. ( could be the humidity and heat - most people round here sleep in the middle of the day!) R  Some street scenes.  Just in case you don’t get to see a real rhino. So restful day reading.  We are now sitting a too hot bar with a beer and about to watch the footy, much like most of you I’m sure.  Go the ABs.  How the hell can this happen, every game this morning has been fine but now for the ABs game there is more buffering than game. If this is a spark issue they’ve lost me forever.  I hope it’s good at home. Apparently all is not well in godzone.  Mark not smiling as the Spark app is not working as it should.  Oh well they won at l...

Today we signed up for an all day canoe and walking safari. We got up early and the hotel provided us with breakfast and a packed lunch. Our guide collected us at the hotel and we wandered down to the banks of the East Rapti river, a broad and gently flowing waterway. We set off for our 1 1/2 hour journey with just us, our 2 guides and the boatman in out dugout canoe. The sky was clear and as we floated downstream the view to the mountains was spectacular.  Mark looking wistfully at the mountains.  There is an abundance of wildlife on the river with a variety of birds and of course crocodiles. There are two varieties of crocodiles in Nepal. The Mugger croc is the most common and looks similar to other crocs we have seen around the world, then there is the fish eating Gharial croc with its long snout and interlocking teeth, this one is on the endangered species list.  We then said goodbye to our boatman and began our journey back through the jungle on foot.  It was ve...