Camp two, Kathmandu!

Alright ducks : )

Dan and Jess comin at ya!

Well i haven't spoken to you in about 3 days now so i thought i better! Well, Monday came and it was time to go back to horrible work! wahey! We begrudgingly scrambled down the steep ice hill to Angelas guest house. GOing there can turn any day bad. As soon as we see it, a terrible feeling of dread comes over you. We wandered upto the door, knocked, took a deep breathe and went in.

''I notice your home smells of faeces. And not just monkey faeces either!'' - is the line from 'the simpsons' i'm instantly reminded of as you enter Angela's house! It must be the stench of having 4 crazed cats pottering around that does it! Angela is on the phone, complaining to someone about how much it will cost to repair her cooker. She makes quick meaningless hand signals to us. I notice that the cooker has been pulled out and that behind it is about a foot of dust and what looks like cat 'leavings'. Once she is done with the phone call, she gives jess the covented job of cleaning behind the cooker. I have to go with the wicked witch of the west to sort out the upstairs rooms.

To make polite conversation i say to Angela, 'So you've not been too busy then since the winter festival' .
Angela barks a reply, in her loving, almsot motherly way, "that's what i told you in the email yes!"
I should have learnt by now that witches can't make conversation!

After this, and a few other mind numbing jobs, i am finally allowed outside to shovel snow! Its a lot harder than being inside but i like it soo much more because you're safe from the evilness!

I am given the job of clearing snow (which turns out to be 3 foot of packed ice) off of both garage roofs. I find the ladder, and prop the ricketiest old battered looking thing up against the wall and climb. I luckily decided to use breeze blocks to support the bottom because as i neared the top it was moving quite alot in the soft snow. Once up i started with the metal shovel, easy enough work and the perfect tool for cutting through ice. I should be done in 10 minutes i thought!..

"Nooo Nooo Nooo!" - belowed Angela.
"the last time someone used that shovel on my roof they cost me a new roof"
"use the plastic one"
So i finished the job with the floppy plastic shovel. It took 2 hours.

Jess didnt have it all good though, she got Angela to work with for the last hour. WHo decided that Jessies little arms were perfect for carry big tv's and heavy things upstairs.

Dripping with swet, underpaid and hungry. We walked home.

At least we had some moolah!

Yesterday (Tuesday) we got all our gear on, packed our lunch, then sat talking. We talked, talked and talked. Then realizing the time and considering the no new snow, decided against riding ice and had a day sorting things our in Rossland.

We finished the day off by renting another lovely old film, this time it was Billy elliot! What a 'edge of your seat thriller' that turned out to be!! Naa it was actually quite good, and the reaching broom (the stick from the balcony we now use to turn the tv back on after it turns itself off) came in very handy!

Today! Weeee.

Today we made no mistake of talking. We got straight up, eat a breakfast of bran flakes and tea and was straight out the door.
We were promptly picked up by a friendly canadian chap who spoke endlessly up to the hill.
We rode 'Blue bird' and 'Northern bell', Jess excelling again with her turns.
After a good few runs and some lunch we decided to call it a day. The snow was the worse it has been since we have been here, soo icey, and even soily in some places!!
We need some snow very soon.
I had one run down from Red mountain on 'salleys alley' giving a great view of Rossland and our apartment!

A good day done!

Thats prettty much it. Until next time, keep watching the skiiiiiiieees!
Now with Jess sat giggling away next to me i bid you farewell.

Dan & Jess (happy campers)