Along our Doh Shoo Day hike, we reach Gopal's house. Gopal, being the other guide on our trip, was an excellent host. Gopal also hosts his own Tikka ceremony, with his daughter, Ghioti, being center stage.
Rick with Gopal's Family. Gopal is the Third person from the Left. Rick is the only westerner in the picture.
These locals are so nice that when Lisa breaks her flip flops on the hike, Ghioti insists on taking her sandals. Ghioti can walk barefoot for miles in the jungle no problem. Ghioti is seven years old.
A picture of Ghioti is seen below
We walk to Krisna the porter and Karna the Sherpa's houses. There's no real set itinerary at each once, just a few dozen head bows, stating namaste repeatedly, playing with the local kids, and drinking what I call Nepali Buffalo yogurt.
Recipe for Nepalli Buff (abbreviation in nepali for buffalo) yogurt:
1 quart of buffalo milk, boiled.
Remove the fat.
Add a bit of water.
Put 1 lime inside.
Drink.
Pray
While disgusting at first, the taste grows on to you. I decide to drink the whole thing. Fortunately enough, none of us get sick from the yogurt. In fact, the only one who has gotten sick so far has been Rick. He believes the culprit was the roadside dahl bat bus lunch stop. Never trust that bus food. He realizes that Antibiotics make the best friends and gives you dilusions of invincibility. Only 17 days left to go. Soon the sizzling heat will give way to the stark coldness of the 17000 foot Larke Pass. I try and get some sleep. No more staying at houses after this point. Tomorrow the trek truly begins.
No comments:
Post a Comment