"I wanna buy a goat....a big goat."

Well, after crossing Thorung La Pass we noticed hundred of thousands of goats heading down the valley towards Pokhara. We found out that all of the goats were on their way to Pokhara where they would rest along the hillsides and be purchased by the Hindu population for the yearly festival of Dashain. The brothers went out to Club Amsterdam in Pokhara and got into a conversation with our favorite bartender, Bikosh. He explained that many families could not afford to buy a goat for the celebration. Bogue decided that he wanted to buy "the biggest goat in the valley", and give it to a family in need. Bikosh thought it was a fantastic idea and had a particular family in serious need of some good fortune and that giving the goat would mean a great deal for the family. After a long evening Bogue awoke and met Bikosh and went out in the countryside to negotiate for a goat. Apparently, Bogues background in animal husbandry paid off and he was picking the goats up for weight and patting their bodies to determine health and quality of meat. After many different stops and negotiating they came upon a very healthy goat and ended up settling on 6,000 Rs(83$). The grabbed the goat by the horns and put him in the backseat of the taxi and drove off to the family's home. The family lived in an impoverished area of Pokhara with many people living in a small shack. Bogue gave the goat to the family and had a moment with the family and then said goodbye. In the short term the goat will provide them with a great deal of food, but it also raised their morale and gave them happiness with their family during their important festival.