Saga is the name of the town we are in tonight. Surprisingly there is internet here! And hot water between 8pm and 12.!! We took 12 hours to reach here. The first part was on sealed road through the valley with farmers reaping their barley and keeping their doh (Cross between a cow and yak), horses and sheep. Later the scenery changed as the Himalayas came into view. The scenery was stunning with snow capped peaks, and a glimpse of Everest. He/She was a bit cloud covered but we got a look. Later again the road became dirt and we did two passes on precipitous narrow one lane roads made of sand. We have been as high as 5280 metres today, and as Carole and I hung a prayer flag at the top of one of the passes we did not feel any effects from the altitude at all! We passed a stunning turquoise coloured lake with the backdrop of the snow and glacier mountains behind. Incongruously we saw Cells for collecting electricity out here in this wilderness! (Voltaric?).
Our Tibetan guide said "This is Shangrila"...and I agree. We all felt so well today at this extreme height we feel more optimistic about the trek now.
We have two more days on the road before arriving at the trail head. but not as long as today.
Thanks for the comments...its nice to have them..love to Julie please Mary.
