Day 3 photos....

We had another night of rain, but it wasn't nearly has bad as the previous night and it was no where near as windy! As the vultures cruised overhead...


you weren't going to find A sequestered in the tent this morning, she was out shooting the sunrise as it was truly spectacular!!!!





While A was up and about I made camelman tea (black tea with dried milk powder - the one we bought was especially for women, the other alternatives being for children or old people :) and some black sesame porridge :)



Then we dried everything out, packed up and hit the road. There was a long discussion as to where we would ride, but common sense prevailed (even though we were very disappointed) and we headed back down the valley instead of up and over the pass, sure to be snow covered after the past two nights of bad weather.

The road to the pass....


...and our route out of there :)



The only problem with the campsite was that there was no water...but we had to ride through Lhundrub on the way out so we stopped for water and some freshly baked bread before continuing on our way :)

We passed villages and more geologic wonders...




and then we turned left to follow the Lhasa River to the north east...excellent quality dirt road - they are in the process of paving it.


We saw fort ruins...a section of which has been added on to accomodate birds :)


Beautiful riverscape...


A monastery...


Villages....


And this selection of wild things :) We haven't seen any large wild animals, mostly birds and flowers.

Here is a momma duck and her ducklings...


We have seen this wild flower in several places...


Wild irises lined the road up to Lhundrub...


This flowering shrub was it our second campsite...


When the afternoon was growing long we spotted the potential campsite on the old road up the valley wall...


...yup, that will do :) The third excellent campsite!!!!