Oli and Kelly's Travels: Chitwan National Park, Nepal

We ended up spending 4 very relaxing days in Pokhara, and even got to hang out at a pool for awhile. It was a great way to recharge, got to do a lot of skyping which really helped with the wee bit of homesickness that was creeping up.

Then we headed to Chitwan National Park via bus on Saturday. Chitwan is in the jungle so it was a lot different from mountainous Pokhara. We spent two nights there and ended up booking all our activities through our lodge. We did a jungle walk (did NOT get charged by a rhino, but also didnt see any), a canoe trip (2 crocodiles), and an elephant safari. I was really looking forward to the ellie safari, but it wasnt as exciting as I anticipated. The "seat" on the elephant is supposed to hold 4 people, but we got stuck with an overweight Czech couple and their child. They took up about 70% of the platform, leaving us squished up against the sides...it was less than pleasant. Also, we didn't see much wildlife, just a few deer and some monkeys. BUT I got to pet our elephant at the end and that made me happy.

Monday we took another bus to Kathmandu. It's also quite different from the other places we've been to in Nepal. Its very busy and noisy, but in a fun way. We spent this morning trying to sort out our re-entry permit for India, but now we get to walk around and explore. So, better get to it!