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