We
ate our porridge looking at the amazing mountain views. Thankfully the
bulk of the climbing had been done the day before and we contoured the
mountainside climbing gently to crest the pass at 13,650ft. I spoke to a
car-load of people heading for Yading. The driver spoke good English
and asked how long the road was unpaved (he had no 4x4) I had to tell
him 50km. He had better news for us: the road would become tarmac in
20km! Most unexpected. I bumped down the dirt road switchbacks feeling
very positive. Chris was behind: dirt road downhill is bad for his
trailer. At the bottom of the switchbacks as promised wonderful tarmac
returned and we sailed gently downhill through a lovely valley passing
little villages all with shops and guesthouses. Before the next climb
started I requested an early stop (15:30) at a
little Tibetan guesthouse. It was a bit overpriced and we had to ask for
clean sheets and put these on ourselves but once this was done the beds
we're really comfy.
A
group of young men descended on the place for dinner. They were
sculptures and painters of Buddhist temples and showed us amazing videos
and pictures of them at work.
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The Buddhist shrine builders: |
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