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Midhurst to Delhi to Manali – 11 July – 13 July
11 July - meet at school 9am with all kit. Leave for airport 5.15pm. Depart London Heathrow (Terminal 3) at 22:00 on flight VS300 arriving at 11:00 on 12 July. Get transport to YWCA guesthouse on Ashoka Road. Rest of day to relax/explore/change money/buy supplies. On 13 - morning free to explore then get tickets for night bus to Manali. Depart in evening for 18 plus hour journey.Manali – 14 July – 16 July
In Manali getting ready for first Himalayan trek. Possibility of white-water rafting.Trek 1 – 17 July – 21 July
Depart Manali morning of 17 to drive to Chatru over the Rohtang Pass. Over the following days trek over the Hampta Pass (4275m) through villages of Shea Gahru, Chika and ending in Panduropa. Spectacular views of Deo Tibba and Indrasan peaks as well as Tokru-Shakru.Project: Rumsu – 21 July – 30 July
Back into Manali on Tuesday morning and then getting organised to depart for project on Thursday after a visit on Wednesday. Working with local people on refurbishment of classroom and creation of a play area.Trek 2 – 31 July – 3 August
Depart on 2nd trek directly from project in Rumsu. Trek over the Chanderkhani Pass to Kullu Valley and onto the villages of Manala and Jari.R&R 4 August – 9 August
Back into Manali on 4 August (another possible place where we could slot in some white-water rafting) and then setting off again on 5 by bus for Shimla where we board the famous "Toy Train" steam line for the journey to Kalka. From Kalka we join the main railway back to Delhi, arriving on morning of Thu 6. Friday and Saturday will probably be spent in Agra visiting the Taj Mahal and other sights before returning to Delhi and flying home on Sunday 9 August at 13:15 on flight VS301, arriving London Heathrow (Terminal 3) at 17:55.“HAHAHAHA Bazoomas!!!”
George of the Izzy/Hannah painty hand-print incident“Let’s quit before we’re too much further behind.”
Jane“Embrace the pineapple!”
LEEP!!!“It’s like a small omlette. Except it’s not small. Or an omlette.”
Ben. Describing Hannah's dinner.“It’s not good etiquette to ogle the guide with his top off.”
Marian to Hayley“It’s only a bit of yellow. It’s fine.”
Ben learning the importance of washing paint off hands BEFORE toilet breaks!!“It’s going to be very difficult to stop slapping Josh when I have to go back to being his teacher.”
Jane. On those small regrets.“Why do those boys keep bending over and looking up our vents?”
Marian. Of tents again.“Eenam does that. Pegs up your entrance.”
Marian. Of tents.“Some of those girls are really posh. One of them said “Jolly good!” and meant it!”
Izzy on members of another team.“I can make them spontaneously eject themselves. It’s a special knack.”
Marian. Of batteries. From headtorches.“I can see why you’d be scared here. It’s really cramped.”
Ben's sensitive attempt to reassure a claustrophobic Hayley on top of the minaret at the mosque in Delhi.“You should never try to fulfil your potential. You might be disappointed. Leave your potential where it is.”
Jane quotes Dylan Moran (ironically)“I’ll take you round the back of the temple”
Jane (originally) but subsequently used by many...“Big boss; little boss; Irish.”
Red-turbanned king of the tuktuk drivers establishes hierarchy within the group (gestures in turn at Hayley, Marian, Jane).“I like giving people pleasure”
Hannah (of a neck massage).“I’m all packed up…as they say in France”
Ben.“it takes an hour and a half for each revulsion”
Hannah, of revolving restaurant in Delhi“oh…. I thought he said lepers!!!!!”
Josh, with puzzled expression, at the Red Fort in Delhi as the guide was telling us about the 2 moats, a wet moat for crocodiles and a dry moat for leopards.
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