Trying not to get caught in the Monsoon rain in Nepal!

So, its been a busy month, I haven't had chance to blog for awhile.....oops!

I arrived back in Kathmandu few days ago, overseeing my Autumn/Winter Production which is now coming along nicely.....more on that later...

Nepal is now in the monsoon season, its sunny, a little humid, with odd rain showers here and there.  I forgot how muddy the streets get, dodging the potholes of puddles while cycling to work!  A friend has lent me his mountain bike this time, as mine got stolen before, but I didnt realise that it didnt have any mud guards on, so on my first cycle to the factory, I had to be told about the huge mud splash all up my back, not the best time to wear a white vest...

Actually been having a bit of a bike nightmare, with endless punctures and crazy gears that I dont understand, so I am spending a lot of time sat outside random little bike repair shops on the side of the road, with a cup of chai, while the bike gets fixed! Still, it doesn't seem to be as rainy as the year before last when I was here during the monsoon - I have been doing quite well at avoiding cycling in the rain which is never fun...apart from my best monsoon memory when I had to cycle back from the knit manufacturers before it got dark (no bike lights), in a flourescent 80s rain mac I had to borrow (I was underprepared at the time!), only to get caught in the most ridiculous floods, where I was trying to cycle through gushing muddy rain water up to my knees. Then lost a flip flop and had to wade through to fish it out. Too funny! 

 

 

 

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