The hangover from my 2066 New Year Celebration is incredible. I felt like I got shot but managed to get up before noon. I talked our group into renting Motorcycles and exploring the surroundings. Joe and I end up getting 180cc Pulsars which are actually the largest sportiest bikes we are able to rent. Christine and Nate opt for a scooter since neither can really ride a motorcycle with a clutch. Needless to say Joe and I quickly outpaced the scooter group and ended up doing most of the exploring on our own.

At the heart of Pokhara (touristy district) is the lake surrounded back shops, restaurants, cafes and drinking venues. The beauty of Pokhara lies in its surrounds; up the mountains and around the more village like surroundings. The only real way to check it out is on motorcycles or bicycles, but who wants to pedal after hiking for such a long time.

During the start the roads leading out of Pokhara twist and turn up mountains. They are extremely fun on sporty bikes. It is kind of dangerous too since Nepalese people often times than not, don’t stay within their lanes. Joe and I tear it on the twisties, and since Nate and Christine’s scooter can’t even make it up a hill we are free to do some faster paced riding. Man I miss my gixxer!

When we return we come to find that Christine had let Nate drive. Apparently he’s not very good at driving and ran into a ditch and laid the bike over. Luckily neither of them are injured and neither are put off by the idea of riding. The next day we have another go, this time I grab a Yamaha 150cc Cruiser as to avoid killing myself racing Joe on the twisties.

This time around we visit some of the more natural looking areas. Farmlands, hills and lakes are all available within a few minutes of Pokhara. There are nice rest stops on top of the hill overlooking the entire town and lake. It’s a beautiful view, too bad I didn’t bring my SLR camera. Our second day of exploring is cut short by rain and we all end up fast tracking it back to the hotel.

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