Our fifth day was a day of adventure. Almost everyone made their way to Everest House on the far side of Mussoorie for a picnic lunch. A few of us walked all the way there and then back to Library Bazaar, for a total of 19 km. Some availed of taxi services for all or part of the way. Cloud impaired the views we could have enjoyed, but spirits did not seem at all dampened.
While at Everest House, Gordon and Jon engaged in a traditional chesnut fight with some seasoned chessies found along the way by Harald. A video of this epic event is embedded below today's slide show. After visiting Everest House, Will and Kate, along with Bette and Gordie, proceeded to hike up Benog Tibba. They were rewarded with a leopard sighting, but the cat was moving too quickly to be captured by a camera.
There were other side trips--to Happy Valley, the Tibetan School, and GEMS school, but we all wound up together at the Imperial Square in Library Bazaar for another delicious meal. Taxis brought us all safely "home" by about 9 pm, when many stayed up to watch a Dan Terry video.
This evening will mark the formal end of our reunion with yet another feast around a bon fire at the 'Highlands' above Rokeby. We are delighted that Mrs. Kapadia will be joining us! I'm sorry to say that the Rokeby event will not be blogged here until sometime next week. That's because 17 of us will be setting out at 7:30 tomorrow morning for our three-day Chandrashilla Peak adventure. We're hoping for clear skies and magnificent views.
Sometime after returning to Mussoorie next Tuesday evening, I'll try to put up a post about Chandrashilla. In addition to that, I hope to share some images from Rokeby, as well as a few pre-reunion images taken at Premla's place and on the train between Delhi and Dehradun.
I did this with my kids when they were around 8 - it's still fun. We called it CONKERS - Cathy Uffen
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