Day 142 – 26th August 2014 Manali
Manali seems very touristy but laid back too without much hassle from people selling stuff that you can get in other places.
Day 141 – 25th August 2014 Leave 8am Altitude 4,990 metres Leh – Manali Highway (2nd half)
The altitude and demanding riding really got to me yesterday and after 1 beer I went to bed at 7.30pm and got up 11 hours later at 6.30am. The hotel (ok, cow shed) was at 4,340 metres and had it not been for the 3 duvets in addition to my thermals, wooly hat and sleeping […]
Day 140 – 24th August 2014 Leave 8am Altitude 5,353 metres Leh – Manali Highway (1st half)
Heiko and I set off to ride the ‘Leh – Manali Highway’, the road was a combination of good tarmac and poor off road conditions, it’s the 2nd highest road in the world (we rode the highest 2 days ago) we twisted up the mountain and crossed ‘Taglang-Ta Pass’ at 5,353 metres. We then dropped […]
Day 139 – 23rd August 2014 Leh
It was cloudy last night and I assumed rain was on its way, when I looked to the mountain we rode yesterday it was speckled with snow and that was the low part, I imagine up top it wouldn’t be good riding if possible at all? As Heiko and I want to ride the famous […]
Day 138 – 22nd August 2014 Leave 9.30am Altitude 5,380 metres Leh – Khardung-La
I woke to blue skies with the odd ‘Simpsons Cloud’, I walked out onto the roof terrace and was in awe at the beauty of the snow topped mountains around me. There was music in the distance playing that I assume was Tibetan, how wonderful. Heiko and I set off to ride the highest road […]
Day 137 – 21st August 2014 Leh
I’m in The Ladakh region of Kashmir which is famous for hiking, trekking and other mountain activities and Leh is the base for most tourists. It’s an amazing place with Tibetan and Buddhist influences everywhere. If all goes according to plan I hope to ride ‘Khardung La’ the highest road in the world tomorrow at […]
Finally another video…
Day 136 – 20th August 2014 left 9.45am Altitude 4,110 metres Kargil – Leh
I didn’t leave early as although it’s the same distance as yesterday, 200 km, I was told the road was much better. That said the first 20 km was an awful dirt road / track but after it was mainly tarmac all the way to Leh. Late morning we stopped for brunch in a small […]
Day 135 – 19th August 2014 left 9.15am Altitude 3520 metres Srinagar – Kargil
What a day. After 5 days relaxing in Srinagar I was more than ready for a good days riding in the mountains, it was only 200km to Kargil but I knew it would take all day as we had to cross a high mountain pass on a dirt road. It was congested getting out of […]
Day 134 -18th August 2014 Srinagar
Another lazy day on the boat. I took a lazy 4 hour trip around the lake.
Day 133 – 17th August 2014 Srinagar
Another day relaxing and reading on Dal Lake. Heiko my German friend arrived at 5pm having been stuck in Lahore for about two weeks trying to get a battery for his bike, all sorted now so we’ll chill tomorrow and head off to Ladakh Tuesday morning.
Day 132 – 16th August 2014 Srinagar
It rained all night and morning so the decision to stay was easy. Staying with Bashir and his family on their houseboat is great, we discuss so many topics and I’m getting a good understanding of their lifestyle here and the issues in Kashmir. I spent the day reading and relaxing on the houseboat, I […]
