Jean-Paul started a journey, a world travel in 2003. It was for the adventure and I'd hoped some where along the way I would find some soul related answers. I followed the yellow brick road you could say, and I met many characters along it.... Some of them have even left messages on this website. You can too.
And the journey became longer than expected. You can see this in my Archives.
Yet somewhere along the way I lost that 'yellow brick road', but in essence I am still on that journey.
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[Back on the Snow Board - North India]
The riding to and around the town of Manali (at 2000m) was a motorcyclist dream. Curvy bitumen roads, (well mostly and give or take a few pot holes :) blues skies, snow capped mountains and warm sunshine was the usual order of the day.
I had once read in an Indian magazine tips for riding through snow and after I had finished the article I was sure I would never try it.
In Manali I had hired a snow board, strapped it on the back of the bike and rode up the mountain. (I certainly was a sight to see) Cars were held back at a check point but I happily cruised passed, knowing that I had to get higher to reach the ski slopes. It was a few days ago that it had snowed in the mountains and I figured by now the path would be clear. But as I got higher, snow and ice appeared, which explains the check point earlier.(Doop!) It was one of scariest things!
At one point I hit a large ice patch on an uphill section of the road. The rear wheel just started to spin and wobble all side ways, so all I could do was put my feet down, squeeze the front brake as the bike and I slowly slid backwards until we rested in the middle of the ice patch. I had to wait until some one came along and push me :-)
So before I started snow boarding I already had my own snow adventure. (Needless to say I was the only motorcyclist for the day) Thankfully I only fell off the snow board and not the motorcycle. Luckily the sun staid out all day so the return ride was far easier and safer.
It was great to snow board again after 6 years, although, there are no lifts on this mountain so I had to trudge my way up the slope first. At 3700m that was hard hard work. Made me appreciate more that 30 second down hill ride :-)
On the 27th I will be back in Mcleod Ganj (Upper Dharamsala), where I hope to attend another 10 meditation retreat starting the 1st May.
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