Hills, wifi, and old men playing chess

(Simikot 5/19) I thought I would die yesterday! The last day back is all uphill. All of it! 5 straight hours of loose, rocky, steep uphill! But we made it. At long, long, long, long, long last we made it! Who knew I'd ever think of Simikot as civilization. There's a lesson in perspective for you. No room in our previous guesthouse so up the hill I walked (god the pain!), following this 9 year old Tibetan girl with pigtails to make inquiries elsewhere. I did this on my own because Charles is glued to the one place in town where we can get wifi. We get a pretty good signal if you stand on the side of the street facing uphill. Even better when the men are out playing chess. Funny how that works.