the suspension bridge and hoped we’d get something over the river. The next couple of guest houses were also full and there was loads of people wandering about with rucksacks on so we were getting a bit worried about finding somewhere to stay. We came out of one place and was accosted by a young tout who said he knew a place with rooms, not holding out too much hope we followed him! To our surprise the place he showed us to was great, quite a small room but clean and cheap. It had a restaurant and internet café so it was just fine. Rishikesh was also a lot nicer on this side of the Ganges, the scenery was amazing and the view over the Ganges from the rooftop restaurant was beautiful, especially at sunset. The restaurant staff bless them were very friendly but quite hopeless as waiters! It was a bit hit and miss if you got what you ordered but they were so cheerful that it made up for it! The only down side to the place was that because it is a sacred village there is no alcohol allowed, we were dying for

a beer but had to make do with 7-up hmmm!

The next day we went out to investigate the area and wow what an area it was. We headed upstream and were surprised to find so many little riverside beaches, the Ganges looked clean even though it was brown in colour. The brown is just due to all the sand and rapids but it looks really twinkley as the sand is almost glitter like. We carried on until we came across a cluster of cafes so stopped for a drink and were asked by the owner if we were heading up to the waterfall, we didn’t even know there was a waterfall so he gave us directions and we decided to go and check it out after our drink. We headed uphill and soon heard the sound of water. We came round a corner and saw the most beautiful stream with loads of rock pools and people chillin. I can’t tell you how nice it was to be outside with lovely scenery and fresh air, something that we had