Today was my last day in Leh, and effectively my last day in India. Tomorrow is a trip back down to Bangalore by plane, followed by a buffer day to allow for any delays, and then finally my flight back home.
I considered renting a bike again and then taking a jeep up to Khardung-La so I could bike down from the highest motorable pass in the world, but after the long ride yesterday the prospect didn’t appeal as much as just relaxing around town again. On my first day in Leh I found a wonderful leather-bound book that I wanted to start putting some thoughts down in, so that’s how I spent the majority of my afternoon. As a consequence I don’t have much energy for a journal (blog) entry right now so won’t write much. It’s a good thing not much happened that lends itself well to a travel blog anyway.
Outside the Shanti Stumpa. What's on offer, exactly?
Writing this though it does feel weird to have my trip draw to a close, especially after having met some great people, some unfortunately very much too late in the trip. I don’t know what compelled me to hike up the 500 steps to the Shanti Stupa on a whim at 6:00pm, but I’m certainly glad I did.
