Opened my eyes when bright sun light had illuminated our cosy tent. Went out & it was very cold. After cleaning my appetite & washing face, got my camera out to click some morning shots.
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| Hills near Pangong! |
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| More tents at Spangmik... |
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| Morning view of Pangong |
Post clicking the shots, sat in a stone beside lake & it was very refreshing with only the sound of wavesJ. Since I couldn’t resist the cold for more time, got inside our tent & took a small nap again. Sandeep handed me 2 Diamox tablets which would be very much helpful in case of AMS. Had a heavy breakfast & kick started our machines by 9:15 AM. Rode non-stop till Tangtse check post for the signature & while returning back saw a middle aged lady sitting in Sandeep’s machine in style. As she saw we walking towards our bike, she tried her best to get down from bike but she failed in itJ. After they taking the snaps with us & wishing us luck ahead, we continued till Durbuk for a tea break. Post tea break, continued ahead & boy, my machine isn’t pulling up to the expectationL. Got worried about how to climb steep Chang La & after enquiring with Vikas & Sandeep, came to know that even their Classic 350 machines were failing to meet the expectation. Since we couldn’t do anything more than hoping for our luck, started to climb Chang La & guess what? Our machines didn’t fail to get us on top without any difficulty. Although we had to ride mostly in first gear, we didn’t have to push our machines like others who had told me.
“Out of 7 Kms, 4 Kms I have rode in first gear…” Sandeep said with confidence.
With a small break, continued our day’s journey & reached Karu.
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| Sandy roads to cross over |
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| Changla climb |
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| Some village on the way back... |
As they had told me about the distance stone to Beijing & Lhasa near Karr previous day, we rode till those boards to get our snaps clickedJ. Sometimes we go so stupid for silly things but it was worth at least for me. Came back to Karu junction, had our lunch & decided to check out Hemi’s Monastery. But we dint find it very attractive & completed the last leg of the day.
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| Boy! Am I going to Beijing??? |
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| Prayer wheels of Hemi's Monastery! |
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| Hemi's Monastery |
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| Some statue inside! |
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| This was different one |
Bid bye to Vikas & came back to Hotel Siachen taking up my bike for tomorrow’s ride. Got fresh & took good amount of rest writing blogs before getting out for dinner. Post dinner, closed my days account with highest motorable road in mind for tomorrowJ
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