Camping in the middle of Phejin’s Dad’s tea estates seems like a yummy idea. Imagine getting up in the morning for a top view of the tea fields below. The trip to Chingphoi and Wanchung, a bit of a bummer as we can’t do the trek below to the side – its way too long. Still exploring a way.

Dont know if ive mentioned this before but be ready to shell out Rs 3000 or more if any happens to come beneath your wheel. The value of the deceased fowl is assessed by its age and the number of eggs it could still give if it were alive. A rule which is every driver’s predicament is followed thoroughly in the entire state. So far so good – no feathered friend has ventured beneath our wheel as yet.

The villages of Chingphoi and Chingthan a bit of a bummer as the river camping will have to have us trek for over two hours – and not an easy one that too. Hope we can find a more accessible river soon to complete the adventure quotient.
Speaking of adventure, the kids of Nagaland seem to have plenty of it, riding fast on their home made scooter- wheel things. Made of wood and a rickety wheel, they are often seen speeding down the roads on villages (something like the sledge thing used for winter Olympics).. Creativity with wood seems to be coming easy to many here.
Disappointed not seeing the roadside wooden prisons as in Tuensang. Supposedly, law breakers are put n a tiny wooden cell on the side of the road for passerbys to look and ridicule.