Internet scarcity has prevented postings lately. Maybe one
day I will catch up. Looks like no photos for a while. Hey, I think I got one to load!
During our
final weekend in Thimphu the Sunday was the no car day for the month. Quite a
treat to wander the streets normally choked with traffic and enjoy the idle of
the street while watching an impromptu badminton match or a bit of soccer.
Orientation wound up with a few last sessions, including travel details and the
all important work permit.
We loaded
up a couple of borrowed school buses with everyone’s households. Looking a bit
like refugees we headed for Punakah via Docho La which is the 10,000 foot pass
between Thimphu and Punakah. The stop on the summit allowed us time to circle
the 108 Stupas which were built to atone for a military action which the
Bhutanese King felt he was pressured into undertaking. A rather different take
on how the victors might normally commemorate a military success. Atop the pass
the sky was blue and the Himalayan peaks along the Tibetan border were a spectacle
worth enjoying for a little while.
The trip
down from the pass is long, windy, and bumpy dropping from over 10,000’ to
below 3,000’. A few flowers, some green in some of the terraced fields, and a
warmth to the air which seems foreign to February greets us as we unload for
the day.
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