Getting very excited about the trekking I’m planning for
May. It looks as though I’ll be able to do
the two – one to the source of the Ganges, which will take in the opening
ceremony at the little temple there. Its
where all the pilgrims go, so it will be great to be there in their
company. The 2nd trek is to
see a mountain called Nanda Devi. Hard
though it will be to drag myself away from here, I am SO looking forward to
exploring this new bit of the Himalayas.
Last night I had an encounter with drug abuse – somebody turned
up to our volunteers’ meal very much under the influence. Why do people do it? Sometimes I think I can understand the
attraction, and obviously not everybody loses control of it, and maybe I'm just a coward. But if they could only see themselves………..absolute loss of dignity,
embarrassing to watch, unable to achieve the interaction and acceptance they so
crave, loss of control…………..and inevitable sickness and then remorse. He has lost his way and has no-one to turn
to, no-one to guide him.
McLeod is absolutely chokka with cars, motor bikes and noisy
Indians. They are standing, jammed
together, crowded into the square, happy, hooting their horns, shouting and
cheering in the dark. Cricket! A big international match here in little ol’
Dharmsala and they have won – beaten us Brits hollow!
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