July 21, from Jane

Hello Friends and Family, We are all well--and Mary and Ella are strong and perfect. We have just ten minutes ago shuffled back into Kagbeni after ten successful and amazing days and 155 miles into Upper Mustang, where the King of Lo as well as the Prince and Princess loved A Gift for the Village and where indeed our film showed on the left outside wall of the Royal Palace. We have many stories to tell, but I have to go drink tea and soup. Every one of us is completely fine, amazed by our experiences, and rich in our hearts. Pema of the Red House made the entie trek with us, even up into the Cave of the Snow Leopard. Tomorrow we walk back to Jomsom, and then the next day, the 23rd, we attempt to fly to Pokhara and on to Kathmandu. Otherwise if the winds and clouds are playing havoc then we begin the descent by trail eventually to Pokhara, and somehow or other back to Kathmandu. On the 31st of July we have been invited to the Ambassador's home to show our film. By then, pray, we will have bathed. So so so so la! Victory to the gods! Jane