After nearly 10 hours on the road, only 3 1/2 hours of it dirt, we arrived in Shigatse. This is a nice Hotel and its my now fourth stay here. Karen and I are sharing tonight. Steve reckons he might even risk a beer tonight and I think I will join him. We have not had any alcohol in the high altitude as it makes you feel woozy, but we all think that as we are so much lower now....around 12,000 feet now which for us lot after 18,000 feet feels really low, some of us will risk it!
Yesterday we saw snow falling on the Himalayas so the weather is begining to change, its been a lot colder in the mornings too. It will be interesting to see what Lhasa is like tomorrow as we left in HOT weather. It will be nice to be 'home' for three nights before the long train trip, and then flight home, but we are all ready now to go home.
Not much to say about today, we had a rice lunch instead of the continual energy bars we have been eating for lunch, but as we left before light this morning our breakfast was self catered! I had a Yoghurt drink and some fruit jelly I bought in the supermarket, but the thing is our diet has been rubbish really so again it will be nice to get back to Lhasa. At least here we have showers and toilets!
Talking of toilets....Paryang will live long in my memory as one of those places that only look good in the rear vision mirror!
Thanks for the feedback..and see some of you soon.
Coral
