bus to Pokhara

Daniel and I just completed a 12 hour journey from kathmandu to the laketown of pokhara , 4 hours of the trip on the roof of a bus careening through the himalayan foothills at 50+mph. it was absolutely the most exhilirating experience yet. hairpin turns on two wheel s over rivers and waterfalls fed from the runoff of the 8000m peak snow melt. we passed at least 3 overturned trucks without even slowing down. the last hour we spent crammed into the bus becaus eonce we hit the plains the monsson rains started up again. we're staying in a private stone cottage on lake phewa tal, almost IN lake phewa tal, for 30 usd per night becaus all the other tourists fled with the rain and heat. the trip was so worth it. i'm absolutely exhausted but so so glad to be here.