Muddy waters run deep

XIAHE

Day 1:
Prayer Wheels

Portals

Skee-bobbeta-beeeeeeeeeeeeeee-bop!


















Day 2, AM:
Grasslands

Same place, half the price : Due to a bitter, five minute fued - the good Dutchies v. Mr. Khan (our mustachioed, guesthouse guide), a failed attempt to overload the jeep - , we rescinded our earlier deal with the hotel, went next door and hired a different taxi. Price difference between the two drivers: un Demi, 1/2 off, and scrambled eggs. It would seem that all roads lead to the very same grasslandia.

Cell phone use and bootleg dvd viewing are daily ritual in the lives of many a young monk. This particular fellow preferred the company of the mountain and the stream which divided it.

Le Montagne

---------------------------{INSIDE THE CAVE}----------------------------

Post spelunking, demuckification session.

...(view on high)