A bit of R and R

After days and days of 11 hour drives, eating very little but bananas and generally being covered with grime, sweat and petrol we decided we deserved a rest! We met a very lovely man at the tourist office in Siliguri who agreed to let us park our rickshaw at his house for the night ( and provided us with chai and biscuits) and we took a jeep up to Darjeeling for the night. The shortage of accommodation in town meant that we were stuck with a rather over budget hotel with mountain views and good tea!! Result.We were looking forward to our first lie in the the chance to see the sunrise over the Himalayas was way too good an opportunity to miss so alarm was set for 3.30 am and we set off for Tiger Hill where the view was breathtaking! So glad we did this!

Now back in Siliguri refreshed, happy and ready for another 4 days on the road... Shillong is in our sights!!