Day 3

After a nice two days in Japan, we are moving on to Kathmandu, Nepal to check out the Himalayas. The Himalayas are breathtaking! Just check out this picture!

http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/images/s/china-himalayas.jpg

Yup, thats part of our group there. It's just part of the base of the mountain.

Well, you might be wondering how the Himalayas were formed. It is actually the end result of what happened when the Indian Plate smashed into the Eurasian Plate. Since these are both continental plates, neither of them subducted underneath the other, so they both "collided" and the Himalayas were born. Since the Indian Tectonic Plate still moves inland, each year, the Himalayas grow about 2.4 inches each year. This is a Convergent Collision boundary, no surprise about the "collision" part of the name.

Good thing we brought warm clothes! We're about to head toward a little tea shop, where we'll drink some hot tea and hot cocoa! Makes me think of winter....


We'll stay here for a while, then, we'll move on to Cairo, Egypt, to observe the Red Sea!

See you there!