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The Tibetan monestary was colorful and welcoming though...

This segment of the trip was wrought with danger and includes landslides, breakdowns and a handicapped mechanic.

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items are from between 12 May 2007 & 18 May 2007.

The first rocks were so small and cute in retrospect... by tuxedotravels
The landslide that took out the mountain road was less fun. by tuxedotravels
Our bus negotiates the landslide... by tuxedotravels
A prayer flag adorned stupa. by tuxedotravels
Undercover "Dog" by tuxedotravels
Heath set up a massage hut while waiting for the bus to leave. by tuxedotravels
Basketball courts - ALSO great for drying hay. by tuxedotravels
Drinking baijo (strong rice liquor) with locals. As usual. by tuxedotravels
Lifting up Tibetan kids - a local pasttime.. by tuxedotravels
Heath learns some dance moves... by tuxedotravels
...while the hill tribe girls look on. by tuxedotravels
Business over baijo. by tuxedotravels
Back on the road! by tuxedotravels
Passing a checkpoint while hiding under covers! by tuxedotravels
Narrow road + no guard rail + landslide = just another day on Route 318. by tuxedotravels
Terraced homes across the valley. by tuxedotravels
A very random bridge in the middle of nowhere. by tuxedotravels
HOw many chinese men does it take to put on snow chains? by tuxedotravels
A treacherous muddy mess in the road... by tuxedotravels
...which the bus, once again, managed to handle. by tuxedotravels
"No sir, we're just lightskinned Chinese" by tuxedotravels
By day 3 we realized we we nowhere near on schedule... by tuxedotravels
...and then it started snowing. by tuxedotravels
The bus broke down, conveniently just across from this monastery. by tuxedotravels
By the next morning it was colder and still snowing... by tuxedotravels
...and the sleeper bus was uncomfortable, smelly and still broken. by tuxedotravels
The Tibetan monestary was colorful and welcoming though... by tuxedotravels
...and was recently getting a new wing added. by tuxedotravels
By this point in the trip, random pool tables were far less surprising. by tuxedotravels
This guy had some damn crappy looking sandals. by tuxedotravels
The bus, still stranded, viewed from the monastery. by tuxedotravels
Keeping warm with some of the workers from the village. by tuxedotravels
The spiritual terrorist. by tuxedotravels
The "Try to Touch a Yak" game. by tuxedotravels
The Delegates and the Monastery by tuxedotravels
Ping An - who kept us in the loop with his expert translations. by tuxedotravels
The snow began to melt in the valley... by tuxedotravels
Lunchtime with the workers! Yak and a lot of rice. by tuxedotravels
Making friends with the crazy hill tribe lady. by tuxedotravels
Our fellow stranded travellers built a fire... by tuxedotravels
...and sang some karaoke to keep spirits alive. by tuxedotravels
We came from the left and got stranded top right... by tuxedotravels
Somewhere we procured a full pig leg and thigh... by tuxedotravels
...which they set on fire and then cleaned in a puddle... by tuxedotravels
...then it was given to the ladies who chopped it into pieces and cooked it. by tuxedotravels
By this point the engine was fully dismatled on the ground. by tuxedotravels
By the 3rd stranded day the snow had mostly melted... by tuxedotravels
...but no one could put the engine back together. by tuxedotravels
They're always far easier to take apart than reassemble. by tuxedotravels
So Doug went to check out the construction site... by tuxedotravels
And offered his artsy services... by tuxedotravels
...which included painting a supporting beam's flowers. by tuxedotravels
He even signed it so future visitors would know! by tuxedotravels
The monk's motorcycles were the holy hot sauce! by tuxedotravels
End of Day 5 - the engines were wrapped in tarps... by tuxedotravels
...and the inside of the bus looked even worse. by tuxedotravels
So we flagged down another bus and got the hell outta there! by tuxedotravels
Finally leaving our twisted mountain prison! by tuxedotravels
Soon the new bus hit snow in a 5000m tall pass... by tuxedotravels
...which offered a pristine white landscape. by tuxedotravels

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