So, I got a bit behind with my writing. I knew the habit would be broken sooner or later. To be fair, the days have been pretty similar so I’ve felt no pressing need to keep a day by day account.

Last Friday I had to go back for a check up with the doctor who decided to leave things as they were. On Saturday I went with Heather, Anna, Kris, Katy, Donald, Jas, Joe and ‘Doug’ aka Graham to a place called Mandi. The bus ride took about 4 hours. Once there we looked at various hotels before Jas decided he was staying at Mayfair and the rest of us settled on the cheaper option of the Four Seasons. I shared a double bed with Kris and Katy, Heather and Anna were together in a single bed, Donald and Joe and Doug had his own room.

In the morning we went to the Mayfair and had breakfast. I had a lush porridge and a relatively nice cup of coffee. The boys made a swift exit and us girls went to the bus station and caught a bus to Rewalsar. The journey was about 1.5 hours, the bus was half empty so we all had loads of space and the scenery en route was so beautiful that I was half disappointed when we arrived at Rewalsar! However, we stocked up on Indian sweets and made our way up the winding streets to a giant golden Buddha.

The monument was huge, work was still being done on it so we just skirted around the edges before making our way down a rocky track towards the lake. On the way we found a stone cow whom stood amidst trees and monkeys. After a few photos we continued on our way.

At the edge the lake is very shallow and large fish congregate there like a wet, scaly, shimmering blanket in order to be fed. It's an incredible and bizarre sight, that’s for certain. After we'd seen our fair share of hungry, or greedy, fish we went and sat on some grass whereupon we were accosted by a swarm of school children.

The drive back to Mandi was completely different to the morning. It was hot, and cramped beyond belief. Thankfully I got squeezed into a spot next to the gear stick, it wasn’t an actual seat but I was able to sit and look out of the front window.