SCAW Blog: Nepal, 2026: May 12

Today was a busy, hot, exhilarating, and bone rattling kind of day. We left Pokhara behind after two great days and headed back toward Gorkha and Kathmandu. Out of our three distribution sites today, the first two were completed smoothly and in good time. The initial plan to take a cable car up a looming mountain to our next site was dismissed because it would have entailed a lot of backtracking. Instead, our convoy of three SUVs drove  for over an hour up the mountain on the roughest roads imaginable.

Hairpin turns and steep drop-offs kept our skilled driver on his game the whole way.

After lunch at our mountain-top hotel, we headed to our third site of the day where we were greeted with beautiful floral garlands and smiling faces.

Another uphill walk took us to Manakamana, site of the Manakamana Temple (temple of wishes), a Hindu pilgrimage destination.

297 children will sleep well tonight. I wonder what adventures await us tomorrow! An exhausted but eager team is ready to meet our first group of children tomorrow. Bring on the smiles!

Team Nepal, 2026

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