Chitwan II

Our last day together in Chitwan. Lisa was leaving later in the day while I still had one more night remaining.

We had an awesome buffet in the morning, the mist still covering much of the jungle on the other side of the river. We had a jungle canoe ride scheduled today which was one of the highlights for the day.

It was only us on the canoe today, the river was shrouded in a mystical fog and the water carried us gently. It was such a different vibe compared to the Sundurbans in Bangladesh and to the rest of Nepal for that matter, after all we were now in the jungle.

Our tiny rowboat allowed us to see a lot of wildlife up close from a different perspective. There were plenty of birds, otters, and even crocodiles! We never seemed to see them until our guide pointed them out, they were literally right beside us too!

After the canoe ride, we then started the jeep safari that took us into the jungle. They kindly saved us the best seats on the jeep too. The ride was very calming, we didn't see any large animals such as the famed rhinos and tigers but we got to see some peacocks and around three different species of deer. With a brief rest stop along the way, we were soon back to our hotel again.

With some time to spare, we wanted to check out the elephants but it didn't seem like we were going to have enough time. We went to the riverfront to find lunch. We saw some crocodiles chilling by the banks as well which was so surreal. After eating, we encountered the same tuk-tuk driver who met us in Bharatpur and he took us back to our hotel. I then said goodbye to Lisa as she went with the same driver to the airport.

Now, I was alone and perhaps it was finally time to go hunt for Chitwan's famous magic mushrooms. Grown straight from the rhinos apparently. I found another tuk-tuk driver named Kesav. He even had some dried ones on him but our adventure took us out into the countryside to the farm lands where he got some for me. After that, we went to find ganja next. He knew the ins and outs and they were such really good quality too.

The mushrooms were so plump and fresh, and the bud was simply too much even for the cheapest price. I just took a bit and gave the rest to him. Happy guy, I paid him extra for all the hard work and he promised to be back tomorrow morning to pick me up and bring me to the airport.

The trip itself was one that I really needed. Just like the Gili Trawangan mushrooms, the fresh ones always hit hard and hit fast. I was still rolling the joint and I was already feeling the come up.

It was a great way to end the Nepal trip. I noticed the mental clarity on the Chitwan shrooms was really crystal clear. Like, I had amazing headspace and all the thoughts I had were exactly the right ones to help me understand my current situation and issues.

I also smoked a bit and ate some fruits that I ordered from the restaurant. The pineapples were the best.

The trip was also shorter compared to dried ones, lasting around 3 hours or so. Still, it was perfect because I got to sleep. Which was interrupted by the sound of a strange machine. I had to transfer to a different room before finally getting lulled to sleep.Read more