Out There

Pangong Tso The journey from Leh to Pangong Tso takes approximately 5-6 hours long, we departed from the office of Indian Himalayan Expedition travel agent around 8 am as usual . Before leaving, Kak Nina and I bought a large supply of bananas and bottled water. Our shared taxi partners are slightly changed from the ones to Nubra Valley trip the previous day, we met two additional friends of David from Taiwan who just arrived and a friend from Jammu, Jaspreet, who had made a prior appointment from the trip advisor. Luckily, the driver of the trip this time was the same as yesterday's Nubra trip, Fayaz, with trusted skill without a doubt from yesterday trip experiences. Perjalanan dari Leh menuju Pangong Tso sekitar 5-6 jam, kami berangkat seperti biasa sekitar jam 8 pagi dari depan kantor travel agent Indian Himalayan Expedition. Sebelum pergi, saya dan Kak Nina membeli perbekalan pisang dan air botol besar. Partner share taksi kami sedikit berbeda dari Nubra Valley trip h...

Landscape view taken from Khardung La Top Day 4 - Nubra Valley to Leh: via Diskit Monastery. Leh Tour: Shanti Stupa. Yeay! Finally, we could start the road trip today! We had to get ready and gather before 08.00 am, stand by in front of the office of Indian Himalayan Expedition travel tour as a meeting point. Previously we had breakfast at the nearest restaurant, Mentokling Guest House & Apple Garden Restaurant, which was open from morning, well enough for our stomachs so we bought bread and tea, and mineral water for lunch. The two of us together with the three other travelers rent one car with five people and one driver inside with positions 2-3-1. I was in the front left, Kak Nina sat in the middle, two Indian couples newly-wed in the middle, and one Taiwanese (who was actually a group of three with two friends but he arrived first) sitting in the back by himself. The driver was Fayaz, from Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, whose skills are super reliable on the dri...

Day 3 - Leh to Nubra Valley: Leh - Khardung La - Deskit - Hunder - Sumoor via Stamstanling Monastery. Second day in Leh, still starting from S.N.M. (Sonam Norboo Memorial) Hospital. Finally, we were allowed to discharge from the hospital after being checked by nurses, our condition had improved a lot. Alhamdulillah, our condition was indeed good enough this morning after getting enough rest and getting enough oxygen and diamox for the night. We are encouraged to always prepare Diamox during this trip in Leh Ladakh, one tablet after eating if symptoms of sickness occur again, and more eating and drinking water along the trip (it is indeed highly matter), and to keep portable oxygen available for backup. We discharged from the hospital around 8 o'clock, stopped by the Drug Store in front of the hospital to buy Diamox and Oxygen (drug stores only exist in the area around the hospital), and take a taxi to Leh Market as our first destination in Leh.  Hari kedua pagi di Leh...