Paul&Mark's October 2010 Quick Trip Specs
on Mark Takefman in Barmer (India), 08/Dec/2010 03:39, 34 days ago
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Time Period: August 27thto September 19th(Mark) and 24th(Paul) Overall distance traveled: approximately 3,500 kilometres Domains encountered: smoggy city, high altitude desert, valleys, forests Weather Conditions: Mostly clear and sunny, cold mornings in the high altitudes, rain for a few days towards the end of the period. Passes passed over: Rothang La (3,980 metres/13,057 feet), Baralacha La (4,892 metres/16,050 feet), Lachulung La, (5,065 metres/16,613 feet)KunzamPass(4,551 metres/14,931 feet),JaloriPass(3,134 metres/10,282 feet),NamshangPass(4,850 metres/15,908 feet) Highest Altitude reached: 5,065 metres/16,613 feet (by comparison Mount Everest Base camp is: 5,380 metres high) Valleys Traveled:KulluValley,LahaulValley,SpitiValley,SatlujValley,BaspaValley,ParbhatiValley,IndusRiverValley,BangorValley Monasteries Meditated in: 5 Cheapest lodging(per night): 50 rupees per bed (about $1.15 CDN) Most expensive lodging(per night): 600 rupees for one room (about $13.82 CDN) Israeli’s met: several dozen plus a few more Mechanical Breakdowns: 1,Paul’s clutch cable broke Illness and Injuries: Altitude sickness, a cold, bleeding lips, burnt nose, cut arms and legs Bike drops:Paul= 5plusknocked over once by a irresponsible rampaging cow, Mark= 1 (but the stone on the road jumped up at me!) Best place for a Cappuccino: any Café Coffee Day Animals encountered on the road(other than the human type): cows, horses, goats, sheep, quails, and ferrets, and some brown animal called a Loopku that eats the legs off of sheep (according toPaul) plus camels and peafowl (in Rajasthan onMark’s way back) Landslides encountered: 10 plus (including one active one that occurred minutes before we went around the freshly fallen rock debris) Road Rivers driven through: 10 plus Hot Springs: 3 Went in: 2, Vashisht and Kiriganga No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG -www.avg.comVersion: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3303 - Release Date: 12/07/10
