Hi all, i hope you enjoyed reading the previous episodes, now in this episode i will describe you about our exploration.
Day-4 Now it was the time when we have to explore the near by area(s). But before we started our exploration we took our bikes for a complete check up and mainly to check my bike for that shaky pillion wheel. The mechanic was a good and experience man, he at once dismantled the rear wheel and found why there was a shaky movement. The bolt which holds the rear wheel has a bend and thats why it was shaky. He asked us to wait for few hours as he have purchase a new bolt and was also burdened with work of other bikes, and we were left with no other option. So we decided to explore the town first on foot. It was a holiday and only few shops were open, there was a festival-The Kalchakra
going on of Buddhists and dalai lama was about to visit the same. We went towards the taxi stand where we can have some breakfast. So we found one and ordered thukpa, momos and tea. If you are not a foodie and are choosy with the taste you might not be able to have it, You have to develop that kind of taste.
Day-4 Now it was the time when we have to explore the near by area(s). But before we started our exploration we took our bikes for a complete check up and mainly to check my bike for that shaky pillion wheel. The mechanic was a good and experience man, he at once dismantled the rear wheel and found why there was a shaky movement. The bolt which holds the rear wheel has a bend and thats why it was shaky. He asked us to wait for few hours as he have purchase a new bolt and was also burdened with work of other bikes, and we were left with no other option. So we decided to explore the town first on foot. It was a holiday and only few shops were open, there was a festival-The Kalchakra
After spending few hours roaming around we finally got our bike and we decided to head towards the Pangong Tso lake. After going around 30 kms or so the weather started to get worse and we had dual minds whether we should continue or should come back. We met some travelers who were coming back and they told us that it was not the right time to visit as it was raining at the mountain peak and we will not be able to view the beauty of the lake, and moreover we have to come back to leh. It was already 3:00 in the after noon and that lake was about 150 kms from leh. So we dropped that idea and started to descent. We stopped at some place in between for some photo session and came to know some shocking news from one of our friend the bike which had its maintenance in the morning was not doing good, the rear brakes went off, and we were like WT...... We again started slowly slowly and reached leh and went to that mechanic and its was closed by that time, but we had one thing to do,we went for shopping to near by market and bought some souvenirs.
We came back to our hotel, boozed had dinner and dozed off with a planning that tomorrow morning we will get our bike issue fixed and will head towards the places where we have planned.
Day-5 As planned we all got ready and went to the mechanic, he came up and asked "Ab kya ho gaya" - Now what has happened??, We said about the problem we faced and he again opened the rear wheel and found the spoke where the rubber pieces are placed and gets coupled up with the mounting had broken, It was a setback as now we have to purchase a new wheel. We all saw each others face and the mechanic came up with a solution, he said you people can hire a taxi and visit the lake till then i will find some spare wheel, if possible. We all agreed to what he said and got a taxi booked left the bike with him and headed towards Pangong Tso lake. The route to the lake is breadth taking in both ways the kind of terrain and beauty and you have to cross the changla pass which is the third highest motor-able road in the world. The changla pass is named after Changla baba and there you will find snow where you can halt and can enjoy being at the third highest pass. Army medical medical aid is also available there as the level of oxygen is quite low over there and you can definitely feel the oxygen deprivation as you step out of your taxi/car.There are few guidelines for the tourists and try to follow those. After spending almost 30 mins we started again our journey and as you descent from the peak you will hardly find any road for few kilometers. And then there is a stretch where the water is flowing with ni proper roads and you have to drive only through the pebbles where the half of wheel of our xylo got immersed. Moving ahead you will find the natural scenic beauty and to its best with many good sign-boards from BRO.
And at last there was it infront of our eyes the panagong tso lake. As we reached it was bit cloudy and if u have to see the clearness and the beauty of the lake there must be a sunshine. But as spend some time over there the clouds started to flow and there was a bright sun light, and the we can clearly see the three colors in the lake.Blue, green and muddish brown. That was a treat to all of us.
This was a mesmerizing experience for all of us and for a moment we all forgot our bad experience with the bike and got completely lost in the environment, Wind was quite heavily blowing and then 03 friends of mine said they are going have a bath in that chilling water. Don't know how they were able to get there clothes off and went that chilling water but they did it, then we had our lunch and came back to leh. This was one of the most memorizing experience that still when i am writing this blog i can feel the goosebumps. On the way back we were thinking what about the that we had left with would he had fixed it or we have to fight an other war. It was 7:30 in the evening and his shop was closed,we came back to our hotel and were thinking about the experience we had in whole day.
This is the end of episode-3.
Do read the next episode, how we got our bike wheel fixed and our journey back home.
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