No Martin we did not get a well earned rest after the Kora!...it was just time and sleep that made us feel better...Every day has been jammed packed with sight seeing or driving. We left Guge Kingdom for the LONG drive back to Darchen with a sight seeing tour of Lake Manasovar on the way. This beautiful lake has a monastery on it called Chew (Bird) we were told the story of its creation back in the 9th century. I did a Kora of the Mantras...about my length of Kora now...just few minutes long!
The trip back from Darchen next day was over 7 hours of rock and roll and rough sandy rocky road. It was more like the 'Outback Bash' and my innards felt like they had been moved and replaced on arrival at Paryang last night. I never would have thought I would have felt happy to arrive at Paryang..the place of unbelievably smelly holes in the ground loos! Still after 6 more hours today we arrived back in Saga, with the luxury of hot water after 8pm awaiting us. Warm beds and internet! Tomorrow is part dirt road and mostly paved road for nearly 12 hours to Shigatse, the next day back to Lhasa. I have 3 nights in Lhasa then two on the train "Rooftop of the world" into Beijing, then one night then on the plane!!!!
Tonight will be the first shower for over a week, and washing of hair in the shower not a bucket.
I hope all this will benefit me and my future but anyway even if it doesn't there has been a lot of laughter along the way, companionship and trust.
All for now guys....dinner is ready...more noodles no doubt!
