Monday, September 17, 2007

Shigatse- Sept 17th




Today we arrived in Shigatse the second biggest town in Tibet. Thankfully it is 2 nights in a hotel, so that means running water, showers, a real bed...not tent and no camp food.

We were really making the most of these 2 nights as after this it would be 8 straight nights of camping, with no showers etc. So Megan and I both were bracing ourselves for this.

We spent the morning going to the monastery and walking around the town. There was also the opportunity to stock up on supplies. For Megan and I that means pain killers to assist with Megan's aching back, eye drops for me and toilet paper (there was no way we were going to risk running short). Needless to say we bore the brunt of many jokes from our fellow travellers. We also stocked up on chocolate which was consumed often as a treat after a long day.

The bikes needed some basic maintenance but admittedly not having to see them for a whole 36 hours was actually nice.

So with our last taste of "luxury" completed we headed for the business end of the trip. Big passes day after day and THE TENTS....

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