Thursday, January 22, 2009

Rhongpuk Monastery... in the morning


After a fit-full night we awoke to 4 inches of snow and a sky still full of huge, heavy flakes. It was a rough night for all. The extreme elevation had affected us all in different ways, making real sleep impossible. Whenever I did nod off I would wake myself up gasping for air, and I kept having nightmares that I was a fish that flipped myself out of water and could not breathe. We were there for only one night, and were told it takes at least 5 days for your body to adjust to the altitude. The storm and snow had the drivers very worried, and we ALL wanted to lose some elevation as fast as possible.

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