Fort Ware Round 2

I headed up north at the beginning of April for a 4 week stint up in Fort Ware and Tsay Keh Dene.  I had previously been up here for the month of November.. It was a bit of a mix of excitement and dread coming up but it has turned into a fabulous month which I do not regret in any way.  

Did my shopping on my layover in PG... veges and meat for a month =)

 Fort Ware from the air... the school complex, the village

 Was definitely still winter... trying hard to be spring when I got there April 1.. the views from my office

 The runway has been my solace this month.. daily walks, fresh air, a place I can fully disconnect

 View of the river on the easter long weekend

 I connected early on with the teaching group up here.. was nice to have a bit of social life this time around.   Easter Dinner

 no chiro up here.. that's okay just do the 75Km logging road drive to Tsay Keh.. for best results repeat in 24hours. ..

 While I like the village of Fort Ware better the scenery in Tsay Keh Dene is top notch.  Winston lake which is the HUGE lake formed by the dam at the south end is always pretty

 Sunrise after a long night at the clninc

 My backyard.... spring is coming!!!

 Exploring down by the lake in Tsay Keh.... wolf tracks

 The lake was still frozen... ice beach is gorgeous

 When they made the lake in the 1970's they flooded forests, communities and habitat for 1000's of animals... the ruins of it can still be seen when the water levels are low

 Snowy morning =)

 Sunny Saturdays down by the river in Fort Ware

 Hockey Party Red Velvet cupcakes

 I did some teaching at the school in Fort Ware.. in the kindgarden class and some 7/8's... the kids got to taste charcoal

 Pics from my walk this am... happy in the sunshine!!!

 The reason I fly my own fruits and veges in !!!.. Check out the price for a pineapple!!!!

 The nurses houses

Head home on Monday!!!!! Thanks everyone for your thoughts, prayers and efforts to stay connected while I was up here.  I really appreciate!! Yeah to the adventures that lie ahead. 

India Photos

 

HI Friends,  Here are some photos from our time in India.. for more dialogue please see later posts from when I was in India and could only write and not post very many pictures.  If you are looking to see photos of every monument we saw you may be disappointed.. here are a mix of what we did but mostly the people and the experiences which hold such a special place in my heart. India is a country full of colour, life, and moments that truly needed to be experienced in the moment.  

 

To see the pics in big (no captions) just click on the first one and a slideshow will open up.  

 

On our way!!!!  The pilot is Jen's husband.. 

Day 1- Delhi.  The Qatar Minaret



 

 Rickshaw rides in old Dehli... the electrical work is awesome

 Very early morning flights to Udaipur equaled amazing light for our first views of the city and lake from the roof of our hotel

 Worshipers at the Hindu Temple

 View over the city

 Roof top resturants

 The next day we drove through the country side to Rohet- life here has not changed for centuries

 The town of Rohet was a tiny desert town whose people had the biggest hearts!!!

 Joining Wedding Celebrations

 This talented cobbler and his daughter-in-law

 Traditional Opium Ceremony

 

 

 Desert Blacksmith... his wife turns a wheel which pumps air underground up to feed his fire to heat the iron

 rural desert farming family

 wild camels having a snack

 on our desert safari.... only animals we saw were camels, antelope and a mouse lol.. 

 Arriving at Manvar Camp.... our desert glamping experience!!!!

 Camel Safari... 2 hour long experience up and across the dunes to watch the sunset

 

 

 The fort of Jodpur... an amazing fortress on the hill overlooking the blue city.... we may have just gone and looked at the out side

 

 The main square of the market of Jodphur leading in the market... this was probably one of my favorite afternoons.. all shot with a 50mm fixed

 Chillin... reading the paper and using the outdoor barber

 Paan.... mmmm

 Takeing the train to Jaipur

 Jaipur from the hotel window

 

 

 Taj from across the river the next am

 

 Riverside laundry

 Ram our amazing driver for the first ten days

 Majora Beach!!

 Paloem Beach.. the view from our porch

 Home sweet home for 4 nights

 

 

 

 Night train to Mumbai

 

One of the many slums of Mumbai.. over 11million people in Mumbai live in the slum


 We may have bought a lot of clothes from this guy