A check on the short-wave radio brings in the first U.S. election results. Donald takes a rest while our cooks fix dinner. This wandering minstrel plays a primitive fiddle and sings topical and entertaining songs. Few gaaine still wander the hills, now that nearly every family has a radio. The next morning we cross this bridge over the Mangmaya Khola to the village of the same name.
Weather is warm, hazy, and partly cloudy.
The skies will become increasingly cloudy and cooler over the coming days. Our crew loves singing and dancing to popular Nepalese tunes. Unlike Western pop music with its harsh words, Nepalese music is generally happy. One of the favorites with the young people is actually a Hindu devotional song. Here we are enjoying the sunshine 11 days into the trip.