Today has been extremely busy! We set out (quite) early this
morning to walk into town to join the hundreds of locals who had gathered to
witness the arrival of the Dalai Lama into Leh. We had hoped to present him
with the contingent necker as it is customary to give scarves, but
unfortunately he drove past with his window up. A local policeman recommended
that we go to the SPP station, where we might be able to find someone to pass
it on for us. We decided to go after lunch, and made our way back to the hostel
for a bit of a rest after all the excitement of the morning.
When we returned to the SPP we spoke to another policeman.
He suggested the best thing to do would be to deliver the necker ourselves, to
his house in Leh. We were really surprised and very excited at the prospect of
visiting the Dalai Lamas house, so we wrote a letter and put together a gift
including our continent necker and badge, and a box of Yorkshire Tea. We also
included a postcard in a stamped addressed envelope for him to return to us!
We’ll let you know how successful we are in delivering the gift later.
This afternoon we had the chance to have a look around Leh
and visit a few shops (what else?), where we discovered that James W is a keen
shopper and barterer. Dave C however needs some practice! After a short stop
back at the hostel, we set out for our first walk of the trip, up to the Stupa:
a shrine at the top of a hill with gorgeous views out over Leh and surrounded
by mountains.
We made it back for dinner and our Lake Louise test. We’ve
had a few more poorlies but we suspect it might be due to the sun rather than
altitude or the food. Hats and suncream religiously from now on! We do seem to
be acclimatising quite well in general though, hopefully we’ll all be fit and
ready for the trek on Thursday.
Time for bed now,
Lots of love,
Sarah and Emily xxx
p.s. Sarah says “Hi everyone at home, having lots of fun and
staying safe. Missing you. Couldn’t find a simcard hence why I haven’t contacted
but you should have been looking at the blog anyway so that doesn’t matter! See you all soon. Lots of love xxx”
p.p.s Emily says “Hello! I am having such a good time and
love India so much! Thinking of you all, hope you’re all well. Love xx”
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