Weekend!

Nepalis have a six day work week; their one day off is Saturday.  My sense is that this extra day of work compared to the West doesn't result in proportionally more productivity, though. 

Last night we ate at our favorite restaurant up the hill in Bayalpata village, affectionately known as "The Hookah Bar," even though the restaurant has no Hookah. The rumor is that they hope to buy one and named their restaurant in anticipation of the event. Our regular patronage will surely help!  For $12 we had a biryani with chicken that would rival the best Indian restaurants in Philadelphia, easily. 

On the way up (30 minute steep climb) we noted how the recently brown fields have been sown with rice. It's been rather dry for the monsoon season, so farmers are betting on a change to support their rice. We've had a rash of injuries from farmers' encounters with bear and wild boar here  - more of the hazards of this beautiful but very rugged and challenging place.