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on the verge of becoming a city. Sited at the confluence of the Bhuji, Nisi, and Taman rivers it is also at an intersection of major roads and therefore becoming a centre of trade and commerce. There’ s an odd feel to Burtibang, something to do with recent history as it was heavily affected by the Nepalese Armed People’ s( Civil) War of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and yet the people are warm, welcoming, and certainly wanting to help visitors in any way they can, even the street hustlers and beggars ply their trade with a sense of good humour.
Sneha Hotel and Lodge became our home for a few nights while a new stator was delivered and replaced by a local mechanic all organised by the owner of the hotel, a man who was proud to tell us that the hotel was named for his eldest daughter and the supporting store next door was for his youngest daughter. It was wonderful to know that the love of a father was transferred to something more tangible.
Dragging our mechanic out of bed, on a Saturday morning, we were told that this is the day that Hindu’ s worship Lord Shani, a deity that has control over a persons life through their previous actions. We suspected that the mechanics had had a big Friday night, a waft in the air seemed to agree.
The mechanics did a fantastic job of replacing the stator and getting the Himalayan running as it should, they were also quick to replace my rear tube that had decided it could no longer hold air. The total cost was
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