We start walking each day about 0530 or 0600. The first morning we got a slightly late start because we had two new porters not used to starting so early.

Most of the kids loved Bill's snake, but some of the adults were very afraid of it!

Fist sign of the Maoists?

All of this day was on old established trails.  But, road construction was evident on the other side of the river as we heard blasting throughout the day.

The midway point for today is just up that "little" hill there!

Our favorite lunch stop in Bahun Danda.  Good food and nice owners.   When the road is finished this town will be by passed and most of these guest houses will probably go out of business.

Never a dull moment as kids gather to see Bill's snakes. 

What goes up must go down. The entire afternoon is downhill to the river.

New road visible on left side of river.

The bridge is down there ... somewhere.

At every stop the kids would gather around to see the big cowboy with the snakes.

The restaurant in the Thakuri Guest house.   It has a good view of the river and the bridge.