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13 1/2 years since I've been to Nepal...Clmbed Gokyo Ri with Akichow (sp?)...I think that was the last WPSMB Gang group climb I was on...

Planning on posting some photos and links to videos...

DJI is banned in India and they state you can't even bring a drone into the country as a foreigner, but you know me...I bought a used drone (Not DJI) for a couple hundred bucks...(hard to believe you can get 8k that cheap)...we'll see if customs confiscates it...lots of drone footage on YouTube and the word on the street is that you may get away with it...really was looking forward to flying the good drone in the Himalaya...but not willing to risk it...

Ladakh is all about Moto Touring...ended up hooking up with a really good company...Itinerary created based on 3 weeks in Ladakh...I browsed the schedule a while back and asked some questions about areas I've heard about...revised itinerary provided within hours...looking forward to the part of the trip up towards Pakistan...hoping K2 will show itself...also looking forward to seeing what happens to a KTM at over 19k'...

BTW. supposedly, it rarely rains in Ladakh...it's a (high) high-desert...Monday and Tuesday have rain in the forecasst...paid extra for a Window Seat on this leg of the journey, but may not see anything...

A few more photos:


The 500 Rupee Repair Shop...I should have taken a photo of the Junk Yard of Dead Bikes at the side of their shop...amazing the number...



The Hotel in Deurali...the Woman Owner/Cook/Hostess gets the Prize for My Favorite Nepali of this trip...BTW, her Husband was the Sherpa I rode with down to Bhandar...



It's no longer called Jiri To Everest Base Camp Trek...



When I left Deurali, I did a traverse to the Sun Kosi Khola Canyon and rode towards Phaplu...I made the Junction where I would have turned up into the mountains and turned around...


Those Diversions around the Road Closures on NH03 were as bad as I thought they would be...Thank Goodness I only had to do them on the return to Kathmandu (I joined the Highway East of the diversions on the way "up.") I've got some video, but didn't bother to take the phone off the mount, so no photos...

One more short day of riding before I return the bike...