Sher Singh, our guide on Naina Peak above Nainital. When we arrived at the top, a little behind the younger ones, Simon told us, in great excitement, that if only we had arrived 5 minutes earlier we would have seen the haze part to display a fabulous view of the snow capped high Himalaya. He even had the photo to prove it.....till we twigged his trick - a photo of the big poster in the Ranger's Hut! The walk is billed as a chance to see the big peaks, but at this time of year it is far too hazy to get anything but local views, which made the puffing well worth while anyway. Nice Ranger - he produced tea and biscuits for us!

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