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Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 17

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 17

Day 17: 25 August 2013: The rescue vehicle arrives – who’ll rescue it?

We get up in the morning leisurely knowing fully well that nothing else can be done and we just have to wait for the tow-truck which shall arrive anytime now. So we pack our bags and settle the bills with Chacha and keep waiting…

  Our shelter for last 4 days

  It’s 1100 hrs and still no one’s arriving. We start worrying as we…

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Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 16

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 16

Day 16: 24 August 2013: The Jinx of 21 Numbered Nut.. continues!

At the break of the dawn, I wake up at the noise of some commotion at Chandra dhaba. Someone is shouting at the top of his voice. I realize – this is Jamaica’s voice!! Oh yes! Today is Jamaica’s birthday – a fact that he mentioned when we met him at the tri-junctionwhen we were trekking towards Chandra Dhaba at Batal after our car…

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Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti - Day 15

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 15

Day 15: 23 August 2013: The Jinx of 21 Numbered Nut and getting stuck at Batal Dhaba

We get up in the morning and after finishing our daily ritutals (on the banks of Chandra river!), we go to the Batal dhaba to have breakfast.

  Having done the breakfast, we start exploring options to untie the nuts. Every passerby stops at the Batal dhaba to know our story and offers help, takes out their tool…

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Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 13: Part 1

Yayawar Wanders in Ladakh & Spiti – Day 13: Part 1

Day 13: 21 August 2013: Part 1: Keylong to Batal

We woke up late knowing very well that we have to travel less today. Finished with the daily rituals, we realize that today was Rakshabandhan, and all of us had carried Rakhis from our sisters. We make a couple of phone calls to home as now the next network availability would be at Kaza, we help each other tie the Rakhis on the wrists and then we…

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