Tuesday

Tuesday 14th
Up for an early morning get to know the bikes and the horns, animals, people, rocks dirt, cars and bikes! We rode/drove up to the Shanti Stupa which gives a fabulous view over the valley. The head monk is a Japanese man who has been here for 30 years. It is a beautiful stupa.
Ritu and Shubha conducted a screening at the ITBP.
The afternoon we went to the 17th century Hemis Monastery a couple of hours out of town. The ride there was OK but included road damage from the mudslide, lots of fine dust, traffic, towns, we were later than we thought arriving consequently we had to ride home in the dusk/dark not particularly fun. The roads are ordinary in daylight let alone without a headlight!