Monday 14 November 2011

Bumthang to Punaka

Long day of travel today over two passes to drop down into the Punakha valley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punakha for two days camping. Road construction gave us the opportunity fro a few walks while we waited for the road to reopen so thankfully the day was broken up slightly.
We stopped for a while at a bee hive that Kencho knew of to see if we could spot a Honey Guide and were rewarded.
The Punakha valley is at a lower altitude, 5000 feet so was considerably warmer even though the skies were overcast with few showers. Once we reached the campsite we got settled into the tent. Comfortable with two cots and  a card table with electricity roughly wired in. The camp cook was very experienced and cooked us up a good meal served in the next tent.