Day 63-66 It is difficult to marvel at India when it is closed. Spiritual enlightenment today, not possible. And then the next day.....Hurrah! The strike is temporarily over and we're not sure whether they caught the bloke or not, but who cares. I try raising the subject with some locals but they are not prepared to discuss it - it only makes us think something fishy is still going on. We go straight out after breakfast and send the girls on more pony rides...

Day 60 - 63 Spent a fab day at Darjeeling Zoo which had an incredible array of animals kept in reasonable conditions. Red pandas, Tibetan wolves and Himalyan black bears were particularly interesting and seem comfortable in their habitats. We walked to and from the zoo, a round trip of 6km. The distance wasn't so bad but the hills were. It was one of these walks that was mysteriously uphill all the way there and all the way back. Stopped for a coffee at the...

Day 59 - 60 I am now 2km in the sky and haven't been this high since the Supper Club, Amsterdam in 2006. 2200m up the side of a mountain. The climate is cold and wet and very Scottish. In fact with the weather and the scenery, it is a bit like Scotland. We are all very grateful to be out of hot and dusty Rajasthan and it is nice to see a different side to India. The journey was a stress - again! Up at 8am and were told that the toy train was 'not working'. ...