The days seem to pass quicker every day and so we come to the last day of our work. With minimal skills, We feel we have accomplished a great deal, with foreman Shiam giving the universal "thumbs up" approval.
In a glimpse of what life is like living in the Biretsati region, we decided to hike down the mountain to the local town to re-charge our batteries with a swim in the river and a cold drink.
After a nice 2 hour hike back up the mountain we were met with the local school children for the closing ceremony. They met us with a traditional song and dance performance in which the girls performing picking each one of us from the group to perform with them.
To complete the closing ceremony the President of the Gorkha region honored us by acknowledging the work and more importantly the authentic and positive connections we have made in our short time in Nepal.
As in the dualities of life, what comes up must come down and with our time completed came great happiness and great sadness. The entire Bhairabi village had come to celebrate and wish us farewell. The women and children of the village completed the farewell with a special performance in which we all happily participated in.
With a heavy heart we woke up on the last day with a blessing from the women and children of the village. Many of them with big smiles and open arms. With a tear in our eye we wished our host farewell and looked forward to reuniting with our comrades on our final leg of our journey at Pokhare.
We are all excited and anticipating another great experience from the hike in this beautiful country. The final leg will be in the Annapuarna region and until then we will be uncontactable. So long for now and we cannot wait to see what is in store for us in the days ahead.
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