On the way out of Leh

Alice’s palice..

135 ‘Petrol station… of sorts’ – Ladakh

Amazing Ladakhi Valley climbing back into the high mountains

Sorting the wheat from the chaff… so that’s what that is!

Very typical Ladakhi house

So this is where Alice’s back went for the second time on the trip… going nowhere!

Our first ride. This one took us over the Taglang la pass, then dropped us in the back of beyond.

The back of beyond

Waiting at the roadside to hitch a lift.

Plan B. Hitching.

Pete chose to get out ad ride the las 50kms to Manali. You can see why!

We set out from Leh in good form looking forward to one of the most infamous high altitude roads in the world. Unfortunately two days into the ride Alice’s back seized up at 4600m and we were forced to find another way…

One of our more testing sections.

Himalayan Road Signs

September 30, 2013

India

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137 ‘Inspiring Words…’ – Ladakh

Our favourite bit of advise ever

true.

that’s why you don’t see too many cats driving…

of course…

quite right…

that’s just confusing!

Being entertained in the Indian Himalayas

One of the best bits about riding in this part of the world are their truly unique road signs. Here’s a few of our favourites..

Srinigar to Leh

September 30, 2013

India

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Moving from Muslim Kashmir to Buddist Ladakh was a real eye-opener.

Manjor gave us a place to sleep and showed us around his village. Top bloke!

Kashmiri shepherds

Kashmiri horseman

Breakfast..

Don’t look down!

sweaty..

More big passes…

138 ‘Living On The Edge’ – Kashmir

These road working teams are all over the Himalayas, working stupidly hard in extreme conditions. Makes our lives seem too easy.

Inquisitive kids

Polo?

Hmmm. Chai stops. Our favorite!

Road to Ladakh

Awesome valley.

Stunning roads… even when you’re going up them!

The top of another pass..

Definitely crossed to Buddhist Ladakh!

Not a bad view to wake up to

136 ‘Winding Road’ – Ladakh

Potela.

Still colourful after a year on the road.

Stupa

Long mountain roads… again

Riding from Srinigar in Muslim Kashmir To Leh in Buddhist Ladakh was an awesome experience. We followed a (mostly) amazingly smooth, paved, high altitude road between two very distinct and beautiful cultures & some awesomely rugged landscape. Obviously, the region has it’s troubles and there was a very strong military presence in Kashmir (of which we thought it wise not to take photos…) but the people here were nothing but kind towards us. Cycle touring don’t get much better than this…

After a bit of time off the bike this road put us back in the groove!