Today we rise from the clouds into a bright sunny day, the first pass we cross is 3600 mtrs with some snow on the ground. yesterday we were riding past magnolia groves, today we are riding through an ancient spruce forest covered in Spanish moss, fantastic. We drop down about 600 mtrs then rise up again through another layer of clouds to cross Thrumsing La pass at 4100 mtrs high. after lunch we only go a short way before being stopped at a large rockfall being blasted and then cleared so we can pass. For most of the afternoon is seems we are going downhill, weaving in and out of the clouds, we drop over 3400 mtrs before climbing back up again to our destination, Mongar which is at 1800 mtrs high. We covered about 220 hard km before getting to the Druk Zom Hotel where we stay for the night.
Every day on this trip is both physically and mentally challenging, although the roads are mostly paved, (except for where they are doing road works which is often), they are rutted, or pot holed from use, or covered with gravel, or mud, or rockfall, and never straight, so you are always concentrating and trying to work the best path through, and your body is constantly pounded by the rough road.
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