After deciding to forgo a lie in as just a gentle “nature walk” was planned before breakfast on our last day, I was horrified to discover we were setting off on yet another nerve shredding foray into the undergrowth. I was not happy but we returned unscathed for food after about an hour.
We left the Island Jungle Resort at 8.15 am and its been a good few days. As we crossed the river we met the group coming back from their bone shaking, back of the truck jungle excursion. They looked like broken people…
We had made the decision a couple of days earlier to fly back to Kathmandu instead of catching the bus. What a good decision that was – a 20min flight with Buddha Airways rather 6 hours on the bus. £60 well spent.
Our taxi ride back to the Hotel Ganesh Himal was another experience – a 64 year old (you shouldn’t have a taxi licence over 60) ex-gurkha with parkinsons.
Back at the hotel with sorted out our stuff, had some food, checked in online for the flight and then headed out to catch a few more last minute sights of Kathmandu. We went to the cremation site by the river first and then to the Budna Stupa.
After that we headed back to Thamel for a drink at Rum Doodle before finding our way to the New Orleans restaurant for a drink and steaks with Ash (who we met at Chitwan) and Rich and Ruth (another mention!) our trekking / rafting chums who we had been stalking since the start of the trek.
Everything shuts down early in Kathmandu and we had a slightly uncomfortable walk back to the hotel along near deserted and almost pitch black streets for our last night in Nepal.
