Himalayan Cycle 08 — Gyangze to Xigaze (Shigaze) Hotel
A nice highway roll to an old new city
A nice highway roll to an old new city
A wet ride in shorts, crazy fun!
A cold climb, camping in a Himalayan storm tonight?
💡A mix of travel notes and comments added later 07-09-2014 - Sunday It was nice to be woken up with a hot drink, a morning ritual. The weather was fine so we had an Al fresco Breakfast (photo by Helen). There was an option of cereal/muesli or nice (not
First ride, oddly familiar scenery, first camp
A selfie cycling past the Potala, Lhasa?
Discovering Kathmandu, preparing for Tibet
A dumb mistake, turned out OK
Massive Landslide near Nepal’s border with China
Took the opportunity to explore some parts of Auckland which were new to me, after 48 years!, and accessible on an off road bike. This was the last training ride before heading for the Himalayas! From home it was the usual route up Konini Rd to the scenic drive, then
Muriwai and back
Had my first real gravel road ride on ‘Rapid Rob’ today. From home headed into the Waitakere Ranges and along the Exhibition Drive track. Then it was back on the road following the Manukau Harbour coast to Huia. There are some steep undulating hills as the road climbs over ridges