The bike ride down from Khardung La was amazinggg. It ended up taking us a long time (4 hours) because we stopped so much to enjoy the views. The ride was 25 miles long with around 7000 feet of elevation drop.
The next day 4 of us (Me, Chris, Trudy, and Korbi) went in a jeep to Tsomoriri lake with Sasha following behind on his motorcycle. The ride was an incredible 6 hours with just enough time to enjoy the sunset at the lake. The next day we packed our tents up and headed to Tso Kar lake which was even nicer because it gave us a chance to camp directly near the water and away from other campers. The lake was quite high at 15,000 feet, higher than any in America, and the stars were out in full force creating one of the most beautiful night skies I have ever seen.
Today is a rest day after our 5 day non stop activity fest. Tomorrow Chris and I head to Srinigar on an overnight jeep ride. We have a flight from Srinigar to Delhi on the 24th where we will (hopefully) have arranged a rental car that we are going to use to go around and see the sights of Rajasthan for 6-7 days. This will include the Taj Mahal in Agra. After our hurried trip through Rajasthan it’s back to Mumbai for a few days before we fly out of India. My trip is coming to a conclusion but there is still so much to see… what gives?
Wow, thanks for quickly responding to my plea for more! You are going to need some serious sack time after this adventure fest is all over! You should be able to handle triathlons easily!
I guess Trip-to-India-and-Nepal II will be forthcoming. Seems like there is lots to do in North India compared to South India. Why is that? Stay safe and keep watching and learning and having fun.
7000 feet of elevation drop is intense. I hope your bikes had good brakes.
DAVYY!! Hey buddy, it’s sad that your time is running short, but I’m glad you are finding so many awesome things to occupy your time. Speaking of awesome, not sure if you’re aware but there’s to be a Total Solar Eclipse in your area tomorrow. I think where you are the sun will actually be rising in partial eclipse. Totality happens somewhere over the Pacific but you might be able to get some pretty neat pictures out of it. Glad you guys are still having a blast! Laterzzz.
I’m glad you’re having so much fun! Everything always sounds amazing! I hope you’re able to do some more things that you like before you head back to Mumbai, which I am very much looking forward to. I can’t wait to see all the pictures!