17. Poorly 18. Cave and Waterfalls

Day 17

Plans on hold again today as poor James was poorly ! We had to be out of our hotel by 11 , and we needed to move to a cooler room. I started the day by going into town quickly to get some money and bought James some sugary drinks and some cold water .
Once back, I packed up and carried the bags down to to the moped , James did really well and managed to drive over to the hotel on the moped with the heavy backpack , which was luckily only a few mins away, whilst I carried the other to make things a bit easier for James .
I left James to sleep with the aircon on full blast once we got to our new room.
I decided to go and get some breakfast and a coffee before going on a buscopan hunt for James . Luckily there is a pharmacy just a few mins away , and they had it in stock.
Once I dropped this off for James , I headed back out to the shops for a walk about . After about an hour or so , I stopped to grab a drink and went and sat by the lakeside for a while . There are loads of little market stalls by the lakes , mainly selling food . There was a huge argument between two of the stall owners and everyone had stopped to listen . It was quite intense so I decided to carry on walking up the lake before heading back to the hotel .
I chilled with James for a while and then we had to drop off our little Honda moped back to the rental place .
After a quick freshen up , we decided to grab some food . James did really well and managed a few chips and some of my pizza crust ( our options are very limited now as to what we consider safe to eat round here 😅). We then headed back to watch a film together.

18.

Had the best nights sleep ever in our new hotel , the beds are so comfy ! Luckily James was feeling better today , so we headed into town to get a taxi up to the Gupteshwor Mahadev cave. This cave is opposite the Devis waterfall, and the water passes through the cave. This cave is probably the most popular cave in Pokhara due to religious tourism .
There are two portions to the cave, with only the first being accessible to the public due to safety concerns . As you start to go down into the cave , there a sacred cowshed and a Lord shiva temple . Afterwards , the cave gets very narrow and you are able to see the waterfall from one of the viewpoints . Dotted around the cave are limestone figurines . We were quite fortunate to see this cave as it will probably close soon due to the monsoon season approaching.
After the cave , we walked over the road to see Devis falls. The Devis fall is extremely popular in Nepal, it's extraordinary as it creates a 500 ft underwater tunnel as it reaches its bottom. The Devis fall marks the point where the Pardi Khola stream literally dissappears underground . The scenery surrounding the waterfall is beautiful too .
After the waterfall, we stopped off for a drink and headed back to town. We were really fond of the taxi driver , so we have agreed to be picked up by him tomorrow morning to be taken to the Sarangot viewpoint .
Later in the evening , we grabbed some very unadventurous food and tried to get some sleep before our 345 start tomorrow .Читать далее