ठुर्स्दय 16th

Thursday 15th
Early next morning Shubha Ritu Jenny Jenny & Jo went for a long walk through the area. We found prayer temples and the road up to the monastery. These are built into the side of the mountains which is an amazing feat in itself. There was Sanskrit written in stone placed at the prayer temples and also embedded in the wall on the walk to the monastery. It was peaceful and the local water source comes from the melting glaciers. The valley is almost cut off over winter. The guesthouse grew all their vegetables. The place was warmed by the sun during the day and maintained a pleasant temperature overnight.
Julenes first day on the bike and she adjusted well. A camel ride was on for those interested the next morning and we all travelled out to the sand dunes. Raj showed us how to cross rivers easily. We headed up to Diskit to another monastery from where we had a great view of a new one over the way. The off to town for lunch with the locals. A workshop had not been confirmed and Ritu & Shubha had to quickly go and set up. The local women had travelled into town for it and we were late! Jenny & Jenny went to help with the breast examination and screening. We had another pleasant evening at the guesthouse.