Pokhara 2

 This was an exciting event we viewed from our deck while we enjoyed our after dinner coffee. This twin axled truck had backed 200m down our lane. A lad was on the load of bricks all the way calling to the driver about the electric cables dangling in the way. When the truck was finally in position there was much discussion (three cups of tea?) about the next steps. They had to manually lift the heavy tailboard ( about 1500 deep). They had at least two attempts at it before they finality managed using two substantial bamboo poles and several guys on each side. The lad on the top of the load shot a bolt home when it was high enough so it stayed up. Then two of them worked to unload the truck. To start with they dropped the bricks onto the grass and from time to time the others gathered them and laid them neatly down. Then, when there was space they laid the bricks in groups of five or six  beside each other, not on top of each other, on the bed of the truck and the others picked up these same groups and laid them ever so accurately on the pile. They finished in the dark about three hours later.

 This was the view of the very neat stack this morning. Our house is in the background. We are on the second floor and you can see our excellent vantage point. We will post some photos of the inside at another time.

 This is the classroom after we have worked for a couple of days sorting things out. It is fairly small and I think 11 or 12 children and two adults won't have too much space for movement.  The blue mats on the floor are for the children to sit on, but they will have to be rolled up when we need to move in or out of the room as they have to sit slightly across the doorway.

This is the shop that we prefer to go to if we can. It is run by a lady from the church and is very convenient for us. She is most encouraging when we try to use our Nepali phrases with her. She always acknowledges us if she sees us walking past, which helps us feel at home.