Alright...it's Luke's last day and I am sad, yet happy to see him go. He is ready to go for sure! He has a hard time with the hasseling of people trying to sell us things all the time. Since traveling through Vietnam and Cambodia I am totally use to this. India's hasseling is NOTHING compared to that of either of those countries. So no bothers for me. He is definitly stressing about his Art project, so he is ready to go.
Let's see, I missed out on one complete day because I was SOOOO SICK! The most SICK! Ugh....I laid in bed for 24 hours and did not eat a thing! But our houseboat people were so nice to me, bring me Kashmiri tea to help my stomach, hot water bottles and blankets. It was nice to have someone take care of me for a change when I am sick....I still haven't eaten much of anything in the last 40 hours, but I feel much better.
Yesterday, we went to Phalgram, Kashmir. A beautiful little mountain town up in the middle of nowhere, where all the shepard people live. We started on a little trek up to some nature preserve, where the mountains were just amazing. It was very emotional experience for me, since it has been two years since I have returned to the mountains. My mind was flooded with lots of memories, most of them that I don't want to remember at this place and time. But, it was still a sight for my eyes to see and they were glued to all the peaks! Luke was a tropper as we made our way through the slippery mud and he carried our chips and water and sugary apple juice. For not being a mountain person, he didn't complain one bit! I love him for that! Well, with 4 KM left to go and still more beauty to see , of course, I started to get sick again! Ugh...so I had to turn back, I just couldn't handle feeling sick anymore. So, even though our trek was short, it was still beautiful. ON our way back, we walked down with a bunch of school boys coming back from a school field strip in the mountains, all of them carry packs with lots of gear on their backs. I asked one of them what they had been doing and he said "Ya know, hiking, rappaling, ice climbing, making camp, normal stuff." I was like, Yeah, normal stuff for you! hehehe.! Just amazing what other children learn what is normal, because we all know that is not normal state side.
When we finally got back down, Wassim, my awesome Indian friend who we met on the bus and who has been a great companion, took us to this little animal zoo. Now I hate zoos, but since we are here, I said "YES" just like Sally tells me to do, so we went to see! I was actually enjoyed it. We say a real leopard! Even though it was in a cage, it was still an amazing site to see! Then we just headed back into town and started our ride back home.
Now today, is Luke's last day, and of course, there just happens to be a strike for the next two days, which means everything has been closed down. I guess this is what happens when you live in a politcally unsound place. Nothing in town will be open. So...Luke is more than happy to leave and he is sunbathing in the garden behind our boat right now. I will spend the next 3 days, just relaxing in the gardens, drawing, writing, reading and chilling on the lake. I am happy for this. We've just been going and going. So, that is our update. Now on to Israel, I am super excited to get there! Hope everyone is good! I am thinking of you!
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