Trans Bhutan Trail: Day 8

We awoke early like every other day, organized ourselves and went to breakfast. Nothing special just eggs, toast, fruit and a spot of coffee. We got our ride at 8:00 and headed back to the trail. Our walk began crossing Bhutan’s longest suspension bridge over the river.

From there we passed through rice fields before we started climbing. And we would climb 3,000 feet this morning. We were provided with some great views along the way.

We stopped at a stupa at the top of the mountain where we had a typical lunch. We then walked a dirt road for an hour or so and we arrived in Lingmukha at our campsite by 2:00. It’s interesting to say the least. We’re camping in a cow pasture.

We had coffee and cookies and relaxed in some chairs under an umbrella. We had plenty of down time this afternoon so Joan read a book to us. Eventually, we got cool and hung out in our sleeping bags in our tent. We did our best to stay awake until 7:00 for dinner. Had a very good dinner of pork, cabbage, cauliflower and rice! Now it’s time to sleep. Temperatures expected in the upper 40s to low 50s. Hopefully we stay warm.