India Day 16: "The most beautiful place on earth"

India Day 16: "The most beautiful place on earth"

Wow. And, wow again.

This is the most beautiful place I have ever seen and we can't even see half of it because of the clouds. Ben and I slept in this morning then walked around to find a guide to take us up the mountains tomorrow. We were able to secure a guide for a 20 mile hike tomorrow. We're a bit nervous because the weather here has been cloudy and rainy but supposedly we are going to hike above the clouds at 3 am to watch the sunrise over Everest! After setting up our trek we set out to hike through the misty tea fields. Gorgeous! Rolling hills of green as far as the eye can see. The weather is perfect. These fields are spectacular as they dive off 100 ft faces and tea gatherers can be seen stooped over plucking leaves and tossing them in baskets behind them.

We also toured a tea factory and learned that all the different kinds of tea green, white, and black are all made from the same tea plant. They only differ in there oxidation/fermentation processes. Crazy righ?! We then walked back through the lower villages receiving stares and "hellos" to our hotel. But before we could get there we were forced in doors by a downpour. Yes, the Rosenfeld brothers forced in by a little rain. The coffee shop we ran into was perched high over a cliff and we got to watch the whole storm reek havoc on the valley below. Cool. Well off to bed for our 3am hike. Wish us luck.