Parbatya, I sure agree with your point on the Maldhunga road. I was just hoping that the bus would not plunge into the Kali Gandaki. After finally touching the paved road at Maldhunga, I jokingly asked a Belgian trekker whether he enjoyed the trek or the bus ride better. His reply was "you should have asked me which one was more dangerous." A fellow Nepali passenger added that it was the "most expensive road in South Asia" given the Rs 70 fare for 14 km bus ride.