Volunteer blog

Anne Lind worked at Woodstock with husband Dan for two periods in the 70s, and has since been very involved in the North America WOSA (our alumni association). She has returned to Woodstock for two months as a volunteer in the development office, and is blogging about her experiences. Here's the entry for 6th April. You can follow her story on http://anne-india.blogspot.com/.

Saturday Walk

On Saturday I headed up to the top of the hill. I'm almost embarrassed to say this is the first time I've been up on this visit. But I picked a perfect day. I walked out Tehri Road, up through Oakville Estate, and on to Sisters' Bazaar. I had a shopping list of a few items I wanted to get at Prakash's.

The weather has been off-and-on cloudy since we arrived but Saturday was sunny and bright. Instead of beging covered with haze, the snows were out in all their glory. I took too many photos; this one is the best of Bandar Poonch.

I walked from Prakash's store around both back chukkers (roads that go around the north side of the hill, so the snows are in view much of the time). It was a good long walk for me and I was happy to see Char Dukan come into view. This is a small group of shops close to St. Paul's Church. It's been traditional to have a "bun omelet" here - a two-egg omelet (with our without onion and chilies) with a slightly sweet bun. Add ketchup and it makes a great lunch. After eating I took the front chukker paths back to Sisters Bazaar and headed down the old Zig-Zag path. It all took about three and a half hours and I was stiff and sore but happy.