Dead Ends and Tibetan propositions!
Trip Start
May 07, 2007
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Trip End
Aug 06, 2007
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Nakartse,
China
Sunday, June 3, 2007
I had my first meal inthe middle of no where alone, using an MSR stove.
My route took me along route 318, then I headed off a mountain road that took me to a place called Nakartse, via Yamdruk Tso a giant lake. The intended mountain road was to take me to 5045 metres the follwoing day.
I camped out overnight as the going proved tough. I quit cycling at 5pm too exausted to climb the hill any further.
The following day I continued upwards, only to find after sveral more hours that there would be NO access road over the top of the mountain, that could take me to Gyanste, my intended destination. So, after several hours 'climbing upwards on my bike, with the 14 kg of panniers', I decided to camp on the mountainside, for yet another night.
The following day having gotten to the top of the mounatin (5045 metres, and giving up to continue further, as the road resembled a building site) I simply 'shot 'down the mountain like a Tour De rance rider at between 30 and 40 km/per hour!
Further along the road -anotther 30 km or so I then stopped for food, at a small village. A local woman suggested I sleep with 'her friend'. When the small comminity, who were all assembled outside her shop all laughed at my reply in attempted Tibetan, the 'suggested friend in question slopped off with a disgusted look on her face'.
Twenty minutes later after more fun with the Tibetans I left them , to continue to my to a target destination town called Gyantse. It would take me another day's cycle ride to arrive there!
