Woke early to the sound of Dad shouting "Go Away!" to some very persistent flies buzzing around his head.
We head through town looking for an engineers workshop to repair the damaged carrier.Eventually located on the far bank of the river we thought we'd hit the jackpot.
However it soon became apparent that these guys were cowboys who had no idea.Did you know that an Arc welder can be use to cut a slot in steel? I certainly didn't!
After getting what I hope will be a repair to the carrier I head for town to try the Internet again.
And guess what? I can finally log onto my blog!Suddenly Kaza closes (yes... the whole town) and we are asked to leave the Internet Cafe.Reason: Something in town has expired.
Eventually we make out the story.... One of the local shop keepers was murdered last night. Aparently booze and drowning were a factor.The shops should be open again around 5pm?
Jack, Richard,Adam and I hire a taxi jeep and head for Key Gompa (a Buddist Monastary several km's up the road) while Dad heads back to the
guest house for a snooze.
Key Gompa is spectacular. Looking like a fantacy castle perched atop a mountain whis place is home to 150 Buddist Monks.We are invited inside and given tea. After which follows a guided tour of the various shrines and temples. With shoes off of course.
This place is full of paintings and documents what if housed in NZ would be in strictly environmentally controlled conditions, and definitely
not on public display.
The Monastary sits around 3800 metres, and gives of a feeling of calmness to all who visit.
Back in town everything is still closed. However one Internet Cafe breaks the rules.Time for a catch up.
We head through town looking for an engineers workshop to repair the damaged carrier.Eventually located on the far bank of the river we thought we'd hit the jackpot.
However it soon became apparent that these guys were cowboys who had no idea.Did you know that an Arc welder can be use to cut a slot in steel? I certainly didn't!
After getting what I hope will be a repair to the carrier I head for town to try the Internet again.
And guess what? I can finally log onto my blog!Suddenly Kaza closes (yes... the whole town) and we are asked to leave the Internet Cafe.Reason: Something in town has expired.
Eventually we make out the story.... One of the local shop keepers was murdered last night. Aparently booze and drowning were a factor.The shops should be open again around 5pm?
Jack, Richard,Adam and I hire a taxi jeep and head for Key Gompa (a Buddist Monastary several km's up the road) while Dad heads back to the
guest house for a snooze.
Key Gompa is spectacular. Looking like a fantacy castle perched atop a mountain whis place is home to 150 Buddist Monks.We are invited inside and given tea. After which follows a guided tour of the various shrines and temples. With shoes off of course.
This place is full of paintings and documents what if housed in NZ would be in strictly environmentally controlled conditions, and definitely
not on public display.
The Monastary sits around 3800 metres, and gives of a feeling of calmness to all who visit.
Back in town everything is still closed. However one Internet Cafe breaks the rules.Time for a catch up.