"There were kids in our village who would kill these birds with their slingshots. Recently we carried out a drive where we would encourage them to exchange their slingshots with binoculars for free". Said Mr. Paul Rai, our homestay host as we raised a toast of Chaang to the flourishing rural ecotourism in Sikkim.
We spend two days at his home in Pastanga, a small village some 30 kms off Gangtok. And I am not overestimating when I am saying that it was the most fulfilling experience so far for the ever curious traveller inside me. Over the next few days, I might write more about it. As of now, I am short of words :-)
