Slowly Slowly..............

Day two;  I departed from Malekau and the usual cycle stop for breakfast after 2

hours, much intrest in me and my bike! Some beautiful kids andthey wanted to
take my photo and wear my helmet, breakfast was a doughnut and milk tea at a
roadside shack. Then I set off, at lunchtime I was joined by the Nepalese United

Nations, who thought I was a bit crazy and very supprised that I was a European
and did not smoke! They were amused and impressed at my attempts to eat with my
hands,(and again brought me my lunch, I am discovering the Nepalese are very
generous people) today it was a dried spicy buffallo curry. They tried to book
me into a hotel in Naranghat when they heard that was my destination. But it was

full so they said, everywhere else was too expensive or dodgy so I must ride 1
hour east to Sauarah and stay in the National park. Which I did, and its
amazing!  

I went on a jungle walk yesterday, saw loads of wildlife, you go with a guide
and he has a stick and makes sure you can climb a tree to get away from the
Rhino if need be!

Tuesday was spent cycling in the park with two girls from Amsterdam to a place
called 20 thousand lakes. Today I spent time with a couple from Austria walking
around Sauraha. At dinner yesterday the lady I asked where was good for food,
took me to her house ate with me then gave me some braclets which I was to learn

latter indicate that you are married in Nepal, so I think she was looking out
for me on my journey!

Tomorrow I set off for Pokhara about 100miles, so I plan to do this maybe over
two days. The saying in Nepal is Slowly Slowly, which you have no choice but to
adopt, everywhere you go people chat and it is impossible to have a schedual,
but I like this so am going slowly slowly myself and extending my stay in
wonderful Nepal and changing my router to encompass more sights.

Punctures so far...5 miles coverd about 150 (I keep accidently resetting my
spedo!)