Day 17 - Leh to Khargil

After almost 4500kms passing through snows, rivers, gravels and dirts, is time to wash the bikes. It is bloody expensive washing the bike in Leh...costs IR250 (RM18.00) per bike. At least, now it look like a bike.

Musa and Azman making sure that the water jet spray don't hit the electronic sensors.

View of Leh 1

View of Leh 2

View of Leh 3

View of Leh 4

View of Leh 5

View of Leh 6 (from Awang's room)

View of Leh 7

Dusting my air filter

Spectacular view along Ladakh Range

Faces and Leaders of tomorrow

Alex riding fast over taking the photographer, not too fast Alex.....my camera can't capture your image

Alex approaching Khargil

Alex far down there waiting for rescue after 'jatuh bodoh'

Land slide

Dusty gravel road

Awang with his loyal r1150gs

Awang with 2 Khargil muslim girls

Azman washing his boots

Azman heading out to Khargil

Azman with his sparing partner Alex

Azman alway riding ahead of us

i managed to catched up with Azman for this amazing scenery

Musa at the open road....almost belong to him

Imagines where the road ends........

Says hello to Musa

There are so many characters of the Ladakh Range

Musa, sorry man.....this is Jammu & Kashmir...restricted area....no phone signals or lines for international roaming

Khargil view 1

Children of Khargil

Faces of Khargil

The children like their faces in the photo & off course some chocolates from Awang

Family waiting for public transport by the roadside

BRO (Border Road Builder Organisation), these are the faces that works hard to repairs the road from June till September every year.....the rest of the months is too cold and snows

Day 15 - Sarchu - Leh

Heading to Leh, a lower altitude 3,500m above sea level and pleasant weather at around 16 degree Celsius in the day and 8-10 degree Celsius at night

We are now encounters Himalaya Range & Ladakh Range

Ever imagine the combination of Ladakh & Himalaya ranges

Musa missed his family, me too

It is cold out there, can he find his 'buah pleh'?

Different characters of the mountains

Altitude 16,616 feet above sea level

Awang's bike spark plugs have problem, we have to unload his luggage to access to his tools. Dismantled the plugs and try to change the spares that we carry....oh no, the size is slightly different....is not meant for r1150gs. We cleaned it with Shrini's petrol's.
40 minutes at the altitude of 16,616' and temperature of -2 degree Celsius, starting to feels my stomach discomfort and is a sign of High Altitude Sickness......we finished it off and move quick down the mountain.

Ohhhhhh.....what a day, we arrive Leh at 7.30pm & still bright