October 4 & 5, 2010

Monday October 4, we took a two hour flight to West Bengal. Then we took a 5 hour taxi ride to Sikkim. We had to stop at the border and get permits which took about two hours. We arrived around 8pm at the Yamsung Farm. After eating a delicious dinner we went to bed because we were exhausted.

Tuesday October 5, We got up at 7:30am to eat breakfast. We had an awesome view of the Himalayas from our room since we were on the second floor. Around 9:30 we went on a 5 hour hike to a Buddhist monastery. It was gorgeous seeing the Himalayas and Sikkimise houses, schools and people. However, our group got leeches. I only got one and it was only on my sock so it didn't bite me yet. Around 2pm we got back to the farm and then me, Brigette, Harold, Andrew, Karissa, Lauren and our guide Kishin took us to his village. However we got sidetracked and ending up sitting on rocks and near a pavilion and looking at the Himalayas. We agreed to come back at sunrise to take pictures and enjoy the beautiful site. We also talked to some children who got out of a nearby school.