{"id":1601,"date":"2017-05-02T13:38:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T13:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2017-05-07T12:40:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T12:40:25","slug":"on-the-road-to-gyangze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/on-the-road-to-gyangze\/","title":{"rendered":"On the road to Gyangze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a night. Hail and high winds, flapping, buffeting and clawing at the tents, it felt like we were at risk to blow away. Dawn brought -1 degree, frost and a cloudless azure blue sky. Completely still. Ate breakfast outside in the sun.<\/p>\n<p>OMG we had a high altitude Tibetan flash mob at breakfast!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A high altitude Tibetan flash mob.\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/06yE7mGQCgc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ride followed water again, nice descent for almost 30 km. Then up to a &#8216;baby&#8217; pass at about 4200m. Dale\/Dave signed the prayer flag for all organ donors &#8216;Live On&#8217; &#8211; Dorje chanting a Buddhist prayer in the background.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1607\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/perryatthirdpass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1607\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/perryatthirdpass-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/perryatthirdpass-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/perryatthirdpass.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perry at the 3rd pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1608\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/signingtheprayerflag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1608 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/signingtheprayerflag-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/signingtheprayerflag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/signingtheprayerflag.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signing the prayer flag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We continued on to Gyangze. En route we saw the proverbial &#8216;cart before the horse&#8217; and the Tibetan people hard at work. Tough soil, very arid on this side of the pass. Houses with glass rooms and racks of yak cheese drying within, then strung like beads on a string to be sold at the side of the road to motorists passing by.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/somuchforneverputtingthecartbeforethehorse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1609 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/somuchforneverputtingthecartbeforethehorse-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/somuchforneverputtingthecartbeforethehorse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/somuchforneverputtingthecartbeforethehorse.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So much for never putting the cart before the horse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1606\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/friendsalongtheroadside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1606 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/friendsalongtheroadside-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/friendsalongtheroadside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/friendsalongtheroadside.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends along the roadside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The town of Gyangze has a large Dzong or castle, built by the 5th Dalai Lama. We visited their monastery. Stunning Local Nepali dinner. I asked for a wet towel to wash my hands and was told I could wash them &#8216;in&#8217; the toilet (lost in translation) then back to hotel for some pool.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1610\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Stupa-e1493732221893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1610 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/tgwhfonline.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Stupa-e1493732221893-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Stupa-e1493732221893-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Stupa-e1493732221893.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stupa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a night. Hail and high winds, flapping, buffeting and clawing at the tents, it felt like we were at risk to blow away. Dawn brought -1 degree, frost and a cloudless azure blue sky. Completely still. Ate breakfast outside in the sun. 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