Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-23 Thread Jim M.
Not really answering your question, but there was a great Riv in Nepal ride report last year: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rbw-owners-bunch/nepal%7Csort:date/rbw-owners-bunch/mRSBSqx3vzs/jcqbR7AhAgAJ Sounds like a great opportunity. Go for it! It doesn't have to be permanent. happ

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore
BTW, the population of Mussoorie, per Wikipedia, is over 30,000. No village. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussoorie On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 8:05 AM Addison Wilhite wrote: > > I hope you all will indulge me in this dilemma my wife and I are facing. > FIrst the on topic part of the question. My

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Robert Tilley
From: addisonwilh...@gmail.comSent: March 22, 2020 7:05 AMTo: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.comReply-to: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.comSubject: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go? I hope you all will indulge me in this dilemma my w

[RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread WETH
Addison, As a fellow educator who has long been intrigued by the prospect of the international school circuit, I say go for it! It speaks to you or you wouldn’t have gotten this far. You and your wife are great teachers, or you wouldn’t have been offered the jobs. Spending a portion of their

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore
One more remark (I should gather my thoughts before I hit the keys): Woodstock is classy indeed, and Mussoorie is not a village; it's practically a hillside resort with a large tourist trade. It's close to Dehra Dhun, a moderately sized city, which is probably where the American expat families were

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore
You said, " all indications are that it is a pretty solid stable institution." 1854! Yep, it's stable, alright! It's even older than my alma mater, St. Joseph's Boy's School in Bangalor, which started in 1858, and which is still thriving. Good western-type schools are I think a stable, if not grow

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore
I recall hearing about Woodstock School almost 60 years ago as a small boy at the American International School in New Delhi, because American expats moved around so much; we'd get the occasional family of children who'd done time at Woodstock -- recall a boy and girl in my 7th grade who'd boarded

[RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread maxcr
Addison, I have a thought. It seems that you want to go, I’d want to go! Can you ask for an extension on making a decision? The school seems to be closed because of Covid-19 so it’s only fair to ask for more time to see what will happen before making such a big decision Oh and bring the mou

Re: [RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Addison Wilhite
Thanks for the response. The offer does still stand. The school is going to a temporary online model at the moment and all indications are that it is a pretty solid stable institution. But, agreed, these are valid questions as we are living in unprecedented times. I asked the Principal/Director

[RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Max S
Opportunity of a lifetime! I’d take the bike that can use the fattest tires. :-) But are you sure the offer still stands?.. “Temporary campus closure due to COVID-19 pandemic Woodstock School has temporarily closed its campus. This is a precautionary measure and at present there are no known o

[RBW] Semi OT post? - What bike would you take to the Himalayan foothills? And would you even go?

2020-03-22 Thread Addison Wilhite
I hope you all will indulge me in this dilemma my wife and I are facing. FIrst the on topic part of the question. My wife and I are both international educators and have been offered positions at an elite private school in Mussoorie, India, for the next school year (it’s a two year contract). Here