A bicycle journey continued… The shed turned out to be a wooden box covered with a tarpaulin. Still, it was Sarchu’s answer to the Lanesborough as far as we were concerned. It was freezing cold, and the solitary candle that served as a heater didn’t seem to be making a lot of difference. The ensuing [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #4
October 28, 2010 – 17:19
Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #3
October 28, 2010 – 16:47
A bicycle journey continued… Rose at about 8am. The Israelis were having mechanical problems – faulty fuel pipes, wobbly handlebars and a puncture. Alex and I decided that the hitch biking idea was such a good one that we thought we should really carry it over for another day. He managed to track down a [...]
Fear and Loathing in Ladakh #2
October 28, 2010 – 15:25
A bicycle journey continued… Another lie-in and 10am breakfast at our favourite Tibetan café. We met an American guy, called Q. Short for Qubert apparently. He was from Idaho, but had lived in Bangalore for 9 months before setting off on a 100cc motorbike across India. He didn’t seem to like Indians very much, although [...]