400 steps

My stay at Trimurti has ended, and I sadly had to leave this place which has become my pseudo home.  I love my room, my view, and the shanti (peaceful) little bubble of the garden.   

I have spent the week looking for a place to move, and most everywhere is booked up.  Of course I am a little picky and don't want to be right in town center, nor in a dumpster.... There was a beautiful little guesthouse called the Lotus, pretty much in town, but tucked away in the trees... Very peaceful... And I fell in love with it.  After asking all week, i finally accepted the fact that they are full.  So I searched for 8 hours the other day and finally found a couple guesthouses on a mountaintop, way up out of town.  Of course they had space.  I loved the idea of being on a mountain top, and was looking forward to the quiet... However, my only access to food and water was going to be all the way down the mountain.  But, beggars can't be choosers right?  So I booked and the next morning, I schlepped my huge backpack, my small backpack, and a drum, all the way up this mountain.  After climbing to the top of town (which is already more or less climbing a mountain); I hiked up 400 steps to my new hill top abode.  I unpacked everything and then headed to town for  breakfast.  On the way, on a whim, I decided to swing by the Lotus... And whadda ya know...They have a room open!  So I booked for the next night.  So I spent one night on the mountain top...  

Irony...  That night, I woke up to a man yelling.  He was another guest, and he was screaming: "you are being too loud and I can't sleep!  SHUT UP!"..... The funny thing was, I have no idea what the noise was that was keeping this man awake, but he woke me up! :-) I found this humorous.

Well, so much for a peaceful mountain top home!