Monthly Archives: June 2007

This is the Tiksey monastery, about 20 km from Leh. Beatrice and I had a day between when we arranged to leave on trek and when we were to go. so we went to this place and the 17th century … Continue reading →

It’s hard to say when we’ll begin out horse trek. Beatrice is the nearby village of Choklamsar, checking out a horse to buy from a neighbor of our guide and horseman, Namgang. We looked at him yesterday. He appears healthy and well … Continue reading →

The boat used for everything from taxi service to delivery to river tours in Srinigar is called a shakara. Here are some photos of the scenery on our shakara ride into the boonies northwest of Srinigar. Sometimes we had to … Continue reading →

Srinigar is about the same as last year. There is still Muslim/Hindu violence, so there are few tourists. That’s a good thing because if the Kashmiris can squeeze you for money, they’ll do it for all it’s worth. If no … Continue reading →

  It’s been awhile since I wrote, I know. There wasn’t much going on in Goa, only hanging out with Beatrice, maybe wandering over to the village, and sitting in one of three places open to eat and watch sunsets … Continue reading →