Nepal by Nightbus

Saying goodbye was hard. I left Mum and Brodie early in the morning in Darjeeling and caught two jeeps down the mountains to the border with Nepal. I always find border crossings a little nerve racking, but the India/Nepal border is so unofficial,anyone can just walk between the two nations without question. My parting experience of India was filling out more forms, the bane of my existence in India.Then I walked across the bridge, I have survived India! At 4pm the bus departed the dusty border town. Despite horrible visions of overcrowded buses with people sitting on the roof, it was actually quite comfortable.I even slept last night, despite being bone jarringly shaken about as the bus rolled over broken up roads. I must admit however I did feel slightly nervous when at 7pm we passed the flaming crash of a van. I could feel the heat on my face as we passed.A nice introduction to Nepal's roads. I arrived however safely in Kathmandu this morning.A bit tired but generally in good spirits. In four days Emme arrives for our trip into the mountains, another interesting bus ride I'm sure. Tomorrow I am meeting up with my friend Emily, who has been in Nepal for a month. So many familiar faces on the other side of the world!