Paragliding over Pokhara

 

That's Emily with the rasta colored glider, green, yellow, and red. We were in the air for over an hour, and our pilots said it'd been one of the better days for flying they've had in a while. And why not believe them? What kind of guide would 'exaggerate' in order for their customers to have a better time? That said, it was fantastically clear, and we were definitely lucky to be up there yesterday, some days the skies are full of paragliders and the mountains are hidden in clouds. Today we're off to a temple on an island in the middle of Fewa Tal, the big lake nestling up to Pokhara. Then tomorrow all the volunteers in our program are spending the night up at Sarangkot, where the paragliders take off from, where the best sunset and sunrise views of the mountains are available.