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- 1949-07-12 (Creation)
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After halts with photo work and rain, the party marched into Bumthang, where H.H. visited for hours and asked that T.K. return home with them. Betty arrived with Hicks via the Badr La; they met H.H. at the palace grounds, exchanged gifts, and arranged travel to Ha, the Me La, and Chanderi, with plans for seed work and a move to Brarich.
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24th Halt. Mostly developed photos. A good deal of rain.
25th July. Bumthang. A short march of about 4-5 miles into camp at the "football ground" of 1933, where now there are large and comfortable quarters made for P.O.s, but never yet used by them. H.H. called in the afternoon and stayed some hours and was in good form. He told me he definitely wanted T.K. to go home with us. This will all be very difficult for us, but it must be done. I have heard that we are likely to get Brarich, so we will have to move into an unfurnished new house on arrival. There will be very hard work there.
26th-30th Halt. Good weather each day, with bright sunshine most of the day, and very heavy rain at night. Betty arrived on 26th with Hicks, and we met her on the Badr La. She has great pain always, but the arm is getting on slowly, and she can manage now to do everything herself. We arranged to go together to Ha only, from where I will return here for seed. On our way in from the Badr La, H.H. met us in a tent in the palace grounds. Next day we all called on him and had lunch and tea and gave our presents. Then he came here on 28th with the children and Choden for lunch and tea. He is coming again today for lunch and to say goodbye to Betty and Ludlow. H.H. has been very kind indeed as usual and did not turn a hair at all the requests we made: Hicks back to the Me La; Ludlow to Chanderi and wants a special riding yak; B and I to Ha and then I come back here and to Waitang. For presents we gave steel bows and 12 steel arrows; saffron, pens, jumpers, and many other things, and to the Ashis velvet from Liberty's and four blue jumpers and gloves.
