Friday, 23 January 2009

The end of the trail at Leaping Tiger Gorge

We had traveled for one and a half days high up on the trail. First staying at the Naxi family guest house,which I thoroughly recommend. It's very simple but comfortable with lovely people -Sorry no pictures.
We spent our second night at what is called the Tibetan guest house. The guest house part has been recently built and very comfortable. Don't think twice if you are considering an overnight stay and you won't be disappointed .
The following images are of the our happy band of mulers , the Tibetan guest house and a few shots taken of the girls as they made their way down the footpath and iron ladders to the gorge itself.
Our happy band of mulers who have an abundance of humour and energy that kept us all going and me laughing even if we didn't speak their language.


Yes ,this is not a mule but a tea trail horse. Trust me the other were all mules.I really like the colourful saddles. I only wish I could provide a sound track of the Mulers signing.

Our host with her son at the Tibetan guest house .

The Tibetan guest house plus our mini bus driver ( looking away) and his trusty van.


India and Iona making their way down to the foot of the gorge where the narrowest part is 25 meters.



This picture appears as if Melissa and Iona are close to the bottom.Wrong.

Look very closely and you can see the bridge on the rock in the middle of the gorge. I hope this illustrates the scale and magnitude of the river.



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