The festival is over and we will be leaving Lo Manthang in the morning to head back towards more settled regions. Marcia and I are both doing well and really enjoying ourselves.
Up here in the mountains, we have been pretty far from the political situation in the main part of Nepal. From what we've heard, the situation has stabilized somewhat, with the Maoists having called off their general strike on May 8. The people of Kathmandu apparently rose up against them and demanded to get back to work, and a large number of Maoist demonstrators came down with diarrhea and had to go home. But nothing is really resolved and in a place like Nepal, the situation can change again. So we will continue to be careful.
Internet connections willing, our next contact will be around May 20 in Jomsom. We will reach Pokhara on May 28 and fly to India on May 29 if everything goes as planned. We will post full details and pictures of our trip in early June after we get to India.
