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Nepal 2019

Off to rebuild another school then them trekking Read more
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  • Trip start
    November 2, 2019
  • Alan HopkinsNepal 2019Traveler

    And so it begins part 2

    November 2, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    Now in the lounge having had to show security that all 3 laptops work and load Windows!
    Always worrying when the ground stewardess says good luck when ahe asked me where I was flying to 😕
    Anyway Istanbul here I comeRead more

  • Alan HopkinsNepal 2019Traveler

    Katmandu -

    November 3, 2019 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Well it’s been quite a trek already but now here in the madness of KTM. Been off to Donar Square but a lot of the temples are still being repair after the earthquake. One “guide” was telling us there is a human god in temple - I asked if Simön Cowell was there! Now off for a briefing.Read more

  • Alan HopkinsNepal 2019Traveler
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    November 4, 2019 in Nepal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    After a lovely breakfast we headed off to find our coach, once found we headed towards our school at Gimdi, 4.5hrs away.... well 7 hrs later, a landslide, the bus getting stuck and making the decision to carry on as it was getting dark ,on the most dangerous “road” I have ever been on we arrived at our camp to be met my Mann our Sirdar for the next 2 weeks. A hearty 3 course meal and pick your tent... we then found out who the snorers were and well let’s just say there were loosRead more

  • Alan HopkinsNepal 2019Traveler
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    And work begins

    November 5, 2019 in Nepal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Porridge, ready for a hard days work! We then ventured to the school a few 100m away on Nepali Flat = up and down. Through a rural village, chickens, goats, cows in barns and a small veg plot! On arriving at the school we were great by stares and giggles and wonderment. Some of these children had never seen westerners! And not ones my hight or a red headed bearded Celt like Adam ( guy on trip) we were officially welcomed by the school govner and local MP, and we each had a string of marigolds we then set to work, demolishing 2 classrooms and a stage area, ready for our 6 classrooms. Whatever was demolished needed to be kept as useful as possible, so no sledgehammers here!! I set to work with Andy on the Maths room, 4 guys on the roofs the others shovelling the stage away, rocks dirt and more rocks. We worked as a in team and onto about 4:30 - back to the camp dinner at 6 and most people were in bed at 8:30. A full day, but a good dayRead more

    Trip end
    November 16, 2019
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