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Bhutan Day 6<\/p>\n

Altitude: 8990<\/div>\n
Temperature – in the sun 25!!!<\/div>\n
Brian recovering – everyone else is well<\/div>\n
Camp has been affectionately known as leech central – I had 3; Suneet 2 and our guide 1. I had to wait till Dale got a photo before I could remove mine.<\/div>\n

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Bhutan – Today is a holiday marking the end of the monsoon season! We can only hope<\/div>\n
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Philosophical musing – didn’t I say the last time that it would be my last time?<\/div>\n
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We all woke early to an amazing day – we could see white capped peaks in the distance > 6000m high. The routine is getting established – we start with a hot cup of whatever moves your fancy – for me it is a mocha. Then we get a bowl of hot water for washing. About 1 hr later breakfast is served. Today we had eggs, porridge and toast<\/div>\n
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We went down to the hot springs today – these are sulphur springs. They are incredibly popular here – people will walk in for 2 days to spend a week camping at the springs. The road was only put in last year. We hiked down a steep hill losing about 500m. Had a nice dunk in the curative springs and then of course had to go back the way we came.<\/div>\n
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Hot Springs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Lunch in camp. Then this afternoon we walked into Gasa to see the Dzong – these are fortresses. This one was built in the 17th century to protect against the Tibetans. The town is very small and they were celebrating the end of the monsoon season and the official start of fall. There was a huge lawn dart tournament.<\/div>\n
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\"Team<\/a>
Team at Gasa Dzong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Back to camp – and the arrival of our 25!! Count em 25 ponies. Tomorrow<\/span><\/span> is a big up and over day – likely 7-8 hrs of hiking.<\/div>\n
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\"Dale<\/a>
Dale at Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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