Ok...we are heading out of town...

We have been shopping for supplies for the road and we are off to the hostel to get packed and the bikes sorted for an early departure tomorrow morning.

Here is the plan:

Leave Lhasa and go back over the pass that we rode when we went to Drak Yerpa, but we won't take the left up the canyon we continue on and take a left further on to get to the Lhundrub valley. We will probably stay there 2 nights (there is an "old road to Lhasa" to investigate on the bikes and a couple of monasteries to check out, if we want :) and then we will ride towards Reting Monastery, finding a nice place to camp within riding distance of the monastery. Then we will ride to the monastery the next day, have a look around and come back to the camp (if we liked it) or find another place to camp. Then we will head back towards Lhundrub, but take a left down a river valley (should be a nice ride) and then we will stop for the night (not sure where). Then we will head to Ganden Monastery, stay there for the night and then head back to Lhasa. We should be on the road 7 to 10 days (depending on how hard it is and how much we have to recover....or how much fun we are having and how loathe we are to move on :). It should be about 350kms...and lots of climbing! The Lhundrub valley is the same altitude as Lhasa, but the monasteries are above 4000 meters.

Here is a VERY basic map...



You will hear from us when we get back...we are heading into the back of beyond and we don't expect any internet cafes.

Later!!!!