Tiger Leaping Gorge was great, everything everyone said it would be.
The gorge hiking trail is 20km long with 1km ascent and an equal descent. That makes it pretty much exactly 1/5th of the Kokoda track. I decided to do the hike with my pack instead of leaving it at a Guesthouse. In combination with catching a cold as well - it was a bit of a bastard. Fortunately, it was quite overcast so it wasn't hot - I think some serious heat would've ended me :)
After much hassle, I should be getting on the plane on Oct 2 to leave for Tibet. They've locked down Lhasa again, but because my application was in before the govt stopped accepting permit applications - I get to go. Which is good, because when they will start processing applications again is up in the air - most places are saying Oct 8/9, but who knows really.
