Its time to head to Pokhara...tourist bus this time and she is a JOY. The changes to Pokhara are amazing...all of the small villages we drove through back in 03 are now one large city and new construction is occurring everywhere! No doubt about it this is the "tourist capital" of Nepal and there are Chinese folks everywhere! Pokhara is located on Lake Phew the second largest lake in Nepal (and it is small!!) There is lots of do around town and we did a couple of really enjoyable local hikes to the top of some viewpoints. From here we get a good glimpse into the latest recreational pastime in Pokhara....para-gliding...the skies are full of para-gliders (up to 35 at a time!). We also rented bikes and pedalled out to some bat caves about 15 km out of town...pretty neat as their are thousands of Horseshoe bats in these caves which also feature a narrow/claustrophobic climb through which I could fit my skinny ass through!
