It doesn't take us long to rise up into the clouds once again, I'm now wondering if there are any straight roads in Bhutan, because of the mountainous countryside all of the roads twist & turn constantly. Although the roads are better than in India, they still vary from good to dirt where they are under repair, which seems to be a fair bit, they are very courteous about it with signs saying "Sorry for the inconvenience". The drivers are also very courteous most drivers stop and give way to overtaking traffic, as the roads are often only a single lane the traffic going the other way will also often stop and give way. A group of Royal Enfields roaring up the street is such a rarity here that children dash out to wave, all wearing traditional clothing.
So today we rode over 2 hight passes, Dochula pass, 3100 meters, which if it wasn't for the fog & cloud would have had a spectacular view over the snow capped Himalayas, at the pass there are also 108 Chortens built by the royal family of Bhutan. We also ride over Pele La pass 3500 meters. It was a long day 10 hrs including stops to cover 230km during which we visited the Dzong in Punakha built in the 17th century, it is a fort/monastery and was the old capital of the kingdom, this is where the Kings are still crowned, and the royal weddings are held.
We stay overnight at Tashininjey Guest House Trongsar, where I'm sitting on the balcony writing this, The balcony overlooks another 17th C. Dzong (fort/monastery), the Dzong and hotel are perched high up with a deep valley falling away from us, the fort is surrounded on all sides by deep ravines which would make it very difficult to attack.
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