Lahachowk Day 2

Today we were up for eggs and Tibetan bread. We split our larger group in half. 5 of us tracked and walked the canals funded and built by ICO and a local mason, who we happened to run into. The other 5 walked to the village of Reevan to deliver sports jersies, soccer balls, & volleyballs. They also checked on some homes rebuilt from the washout on the river in 2019. ICO funded the concrete. The group was greeted with Tika, scarves & speeches. The kids were so excited to receive the jersies and equipment.
Those of us tracking the canals walked along the thin walls amongst the rice terraces checking to ensure there were no problems with the irrigation canals. Navin showed us the location of a major landslide 37 years ago. It took all the villagers 15 days to clear the rocks. The mud was a meter high way down in the village. We walked across a few fresh landslides where they had to work on the pipes for water to the village. We saw the aquaduct the villagers installed several years ago during the monsoon when landslide affected the flow of water to the village. Then we walked across another suspension bridge where we watched the locals carry grass, bamboo back from the hills. We had a nice walk back through the rice terraces and into the village.
We enjoyed freshly made tomatoes soup and pizza for lunch with masala tea. The rain settled in and we napped before dinner.Read more