So I get a call at 12:00pm from Seetashma at the UN saying that they got my papers all worked out but they're only good until the 17th. The papers allowed me to enter the Bhutanese Refugee camps as long as the director down in Damak saw no problem with it. As soon as I got the call I started packing my bags and checked out of my hotel and went to Patan (where the UN office is located) and waited for further instructions from then.
I got the call at around 3:00pm, went in, grabbed my papers, and took a taxi directly to the bus station. Luckily, there was still a bus to Itahari which is just 15 km away. Bought the ticket for around 700 RP (ripoff!...10USD) and took the 18 hour bus ride there. The bus ride was hell, as usual... my legs didn't fit in the seats and the entire bus was packed, people sleeping the aisles and everything. I made it though. Then transfered buses (bus driver helped me do this and I didn't have to pay) to Damak. I was pretty much dead tired so I settled in the first place I saw, the Damak Hotel View Restaurant and Bar. The price was 1000 RP which is ridiculous but I was only staying for 3 nights and by that time didn't really care.
The room was pretty awesome though, huge room with a king sized bed! They even had a generator for when the power goes out (I guess you really do get what you pay for). Contacted Eva who is the director down there and was told to meet her at 7:30am the next morning.
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