Today Temp: 18 - 32c
Today Spend : Rs 750 Total spend: Rs 11420
While arrangement had been made to send a new rim from Malaysia to Led, for me it is too risky to ride with a crack rim with only the rear brake,although I had done a mcguyver job of using 5 cable ties to hold the crack. So I went to the bus station to check out the bus to Leh, a distance of 300km from here, fortunately there is one bus leaving at 5am with a ticket costing Rs 525 + Rs 275 for the bike. Chee decided to follow me on the bus, so he can also buy time to have more days to ride around leh,particularly the Nubra Valley. The bus journey started sharp at 5.10am and arrived in Led 7pm ,a solid 14 hour thru' the Himalayan mountains over the many high altitude "La" namely Barachala,Nakeela, and many small towns some only with Parachute tents, like Jispa,Darcha,Sarcu,Pang, and the famous Gata Loops,follow by the 2nd highest motorable road of Tanglangla of altitude 5300m , there is nothing on top here except the only landmark of Tanglangla with lots of flying Tibetan prayer flags, The bus driver on popular demand,stop only 5 min for us to take pictures cos' the wind is too strong,and the cold is near unbearable, the bus driver then speed down on the descent,and taking some daredevil stunts to go off road,short cutting the normal longer switchbacks, The passengers mostly foreigners were glued tight to their seats as the bus swing left and right with the uneven terrain. We can only pray that he knows what he is doing,with our lives solely on his hands.Down to the valley and now we say goodbye to the State of Himachal Pradesh and enter into another State of Jammu & Kashmir. the Airtel broadband which i bought in Himachal was totally useless, as we are now in an area very close to Pakistan ,the tradition enermy of India,where access to certain areas needs to appy for inner line permits. After Upshi, the road is flatten with traffic increasing, houses built with earth bricks were common scene on both sides with many white stupas. We arrived the in Led old Bus Station at 7 pm,just about getting dark,and hurrily we unloaded our bikes to look for guesthouse. As the bus stand is located about 1 km from the Main Bazzar where the tourists hangout, we had no choice but to stay in a lousy,expensive hotel near the station for Rs 500.Tomorrow will definitely looking for a better and cheaper stay.
Today Spend : Rs 750 Total spend: Rs 11420
While arrangement had been made to send a new rim from Malaysia to Led, for me it is too risky to ride with a crack rim with only the rear brake,although I had done a mcguyver job of using 5 cable ties to hold the crack. So I went to the bus station to check out the bus to Leh, a distance of 300km from here, fortunately there is one bus leaving at 5am with a ticket costing Rs 525 + Rs 275 for the bike. Chee decided to follow me on the bus, so he can also buy time to have more days to ride around leh,particularly the Nubra Valley. The bus journey started sharp at 5.10am and arrived in Led 7pm ,a solid 14 hour thru' the Himalayan mountains over the many high altitude "La" namely Barachala,Nakeela, and many small towns some only with Parachute tents, like Jispa,Darcha,Sarcu,Pang, and the famous Gata Loops,follow by the 2nd highest motorable road of Tanglangla of altitude 5300m , there is nothing on top here except the only landmark of Tanglangla with lots of flying Tibetan prayer flags, The bus driver on popular demand,stop only 5 min for us to take pictures cos' the wind is too strong,and the cold is near unbearable, the bus driver then speed down on the descent,and taking some daredevil stunts to go off road,short cutting the normal longer switchbacks, The passengers mostly foreigners were glued tight to their seats as the bus swing left and right with the uneven terrain. We can only pray that he knows what he is doing,with our lives solely on his hands.Down to the valley and now we say goodbye to the State of Himachal Pradesh and enter into another State of Jammu & Kashmir. the Airtel broadband which i bought in Himachal was totally useless, as we are now in an area very close to Pakistan ,the tradition enermy of India,where access to certain areas needs to appy for inner line permits. After Upshi, the road is flatten with traffic increasing, houses built with earth bricks were common scene on both sides with many white stupas. We arrived the in Led old Bus Station at 7 pm,just about getting dark,and hurrily we unloaded our bikes to look for guesthouse. As the bus stand is located about 1 km from the Main Bazzar where the tourists hangout, we had no choice but to stay in a lousy,expensive hotel near the station for Rs 500.Tomorrow will definitely looking for a better and cheaper stay.
3 comments:
OMG, the view is spectacular. When you return you will see us as mere mortals, you will be a changed man for the rest of your life............Thanks for all these and do take care at all times. May the force be with you.
Mico, yes the view is just breathtaking, wish i had cycled on it instead of viewing from the glass window.
Thanks Meng for sharing the experience. Bike or bus.. Doesn't matter.
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