Bowman Takes a Dip

To kick off the month of October, some of the board members from Dad's school invited us to go on a boat ride.

OK, so the boat didn't look exactly like the one carrying bricks above.  In fact, it was one of the same ones we took last year with the same generous board members.  Here's one of the shots we got boarding the boat a year ago.  Isn't festive looking?

The trip was much the same as last year - a lazy hour down the river, a break for our picnic lunch, and another hour back.  Although, this year, there was a lot more rain and huddling in the middle of the boat on the way back.  The highlight this time around was a dip in the water.  On our boat, there were some students who decided to take a swim at lunch time.  Of course, their swimming coach was not to be outdone, so Dad also decided to jump in.  And if Dad's doing it, you know I want to do it, too!

There were quite a few spectators on both boats, and, of course on shore who thought the idea of bideshis (foreigners) jumping in their river quite interesting.

I was also a bit baffled by the whole experience.  But, who doesn't love the chance to take off all one's clothes on a hot monsoon day?  (Don't worry, I was the only one who took off all of my clothes.  The other swimmers kept things much more decent.)

Right now, writing this is making me miss Dad quite a bit.  He's in Nepal, working his way up to Everest Base Camp with six students and one other leader.  How cool is that?  Sunday, October 16, is the day they're supposed to get up to Base Camp.