Transit to Dhulikel- January 3, 2014

After breakfast, we all loaded up in to a van and went to Dhulikel Lodge Resort, about an hour away.  It is beautiful here!  We are on the side of a hill (like almost everything here) and have an amazing view of the Himalayas.  

View from the patio!

Public transportation

The lodge is very nice too, with a big fireplace in the bar area and a large dining area.  There is also a ‘Cozy Coffee Shop’ which is really nice and then a beautiful outdoor patio area.  It's 92 steps from our room, on the bottom floor, to the rooftop terrace.  So we will be getting a good work out in the next few weeks!   Pam had meeting so we relaxed before we reconvened in the afternoon to discuss our data collection events and we met the four Nepali nurses (Shresty, Indu, Alicia and Sunima) who we will be working with over the next two weeks.  Their English is pretty good and it will be fun to get to know them more.  We went over the survey and added and changed some things.  The dinner every night is a big buffet and pretty nice with different options (but always a rice and potatoes one) and even dessert.