{"id":973,"date":"2019-10-25T05:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T05:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/?p=973"},"modified":"2019-12-10T07:04:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T07:04:56","slug":"bhutan-the-land-of-happiness-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/ndablog\/2019\/10\/25\/bhutan-the-land-of-happiness-part-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutan : The Land of Happiness Part 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-a:r6187462573866721895\" data-legacy-message-id=\"16df6e8b8ec34bac\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":17i\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":17h\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-978\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/collage-taktsang2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=senager\">Senagers<\/a> (sixty plus teenagers) can be very cautious in planning and even more cautious in execution. Our preparations for Taktsang trek was no less than what goes into planning\u00a0 for the\u00a0 final assault on the summit\u00a0 on a mountaineering expedition\u00a0 . The entire team was totally\u00a0 involved in the choice of rig and kit for the summiteers\u00a0 ie Vandana and yours truly.\u00a0 A number of options were considered and rejected before homing on to a bag of\u00a0 just the right size, weight , capacity and\u00a0 ease of carrying .<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Every item that had to go into that bag was carefully deliberated upon. Of course everything revolved around protective clothing, food, drink and medicines.<\/p>\n<p>On hindsight, it appears absolutely natural that with a physician and a nutritionist in the group, one could never be overstocked with food and medicines. Let&#8217;s not\u00a0 forget that two of us were moms. There were\u00a0 energy giving peppermints that also kept your mouth from drying. We actually carried ORS. With likely rains and cool temperature, there was\u00a0 little chance of\u00a0 dehydration on a 3-4 hour climb. We knew it, but why take a chance ?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>On sage advice from the nutrition expert and fellow summiteer,\u00a0 I had to discard my favourite , ultra-lightweight, windcheater for a heavier , waterproof jacket<\/em> <\/span>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the kind of situations we were anticipating and catering for, I began to doubt if we would even take off; after all , guest rooms and shopping malls were definitely safer than valleys and hills.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By five in the morning , I was fully awake. A cursory look at the sky indicated a rainy day; I could see dark clouds hovering around. Well, the weather in the mountains is always difficult to predict. By seven, the weather god started smiling,\u00a0 and it started clearing up. We started around 7 :30 for the base of the monastery which was about a half an hour drive. The place was bustling with activity.\u00a0 A photograph of the entire expedition team was in order.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG20191009081143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4000\" height=\"1840\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>A look at the top was definitely intimidating;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_20191009_120228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2304\" height=\"4608\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s always so. But as an infantryman used to measuring the world with his own\u00a0 foot steps, I was well aware that the simple formula to reach\u00a0 any place is <em>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">put one foot ahead of the other, and keep doing it till you reach where-ever you have to reach<\/span>&#8220;<\/em>\u00a0 . One step is not difficult. I\u00a0 was humming along the tune &#8220;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTnpkvw6UaY\">\u091c\u094b \u0930\u093e\u0939 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u0940 \u0924\u0941\u0928\u0947, \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0939 \u092a\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u0924\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0947<\/a>&#8220;<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">These days there&#8217;s much talk of last mile connectivity for metro trains in Delhi and NCR.\u00a0 What last mile connectivity !? The govt just needs to provide a walk-able path to the Train Stations. Improvement in health, no need to spend time and money on Gym, less pollution, easy on domestic budget and easy on Govt fiscal deficit; It is one idea\u00a0 that kills too many birds with one stone. You just need to invest in a pair of walking shoes and may be an umbrella , and yes, a bag large enough to carry a pair of formal shoes.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s gross digression!<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0When you are\u00a0 on a steep climb,\u00a0 it is difficult to talk or to sing , but mind wanders all over, effortlessly , even while a part of the mind is tuned to the rhythm of your breath. A tip for casual trekkers; whether you\u00a0 go faster or slower does not matter, try to keep your breathing even . It is uneven breathing that really tires you.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I looked around the fellow climbers; there were very young and very old among them. There was a little girl merrily counting the steps as she went along. It looked like she was feeling more elated with her ability to count than in running up the slope\u00a0 effortlessly.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-983\" style=\"width: 2304px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-983 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_20191009_094540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2304\" height=\"4608\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos : Vandana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We reached the half way mark, the Cafeteria, after about an hour&#8217;s climb.\u00a0 This is the place where half the people are tempted to turn around and the other half get the confidence to reach the top. We were among the second half. Looking back at the distance we had covered,\u00a0 reaching the top definitely looked doable.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-986\" style=\"width: 4608px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-986 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_20191009_091958.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4608\" height=\"2304\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos : Vandana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-987\" style=\"width: 6912px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-987 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/halfway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6912\" height=\"4608\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An hour and a half climb left: Photos: Vandana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>After another hour or so , we reached a place from where there was sheer drop followed by a steep climb ; a V shaped course\u00a0 \u00a0with steps constructed on the rocky mountain. It also turned out to be full of selfie spots and people moved along rather slowly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-989\" style=\"width: 6912px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-989 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6912\" height=\"4608\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost there .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>By about 11 , ie in two and a half hours we reached the shrine. We produced our entry tickets and after making the necessary entries, got a locker to keep our bags.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was a guide, who took us around. As most of the monasteries are, the place is full of idols of Bodhisattva\u00a0 dressed in colorful clothes and the walls are covered with paintings of images depicting various aspects of Vajrayana Buddhism. The main cave is entered through a narrow passage. The dark cave houses a dozen images of Bodhisattva and butter lamps flicker in front of these idols. An elegant image of Chenrezig(Avalokitesvara) is also deified here.<\/p>\n<p>We commenced our trek back around 12. The return journey starts with a sheer drop and a stiff climb and later it is all downhill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here we could get the network to talk to Viji. Our support team from IMTRAT were worried and was all set to send a rescue party. They were pleasantly surprised to learn that we were ahead of schedule and were already on our way back.<\/p>\n<p>The way back was relaxed. Vandana was in full spirits singing away to glory. It brought a lot of smiles on the climbers on their way to the monastery and one of them even stopped to record a video. A couple stopped for a selfie with us .<br \/>\nSure, she motivated a lot of young people to reach the top.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-990\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-990 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sibha.in\/sibhawprandom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_20191009_133339-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cup of coffee on the way back . Selfie by Vandana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the half way mark, cafeteria, we stopped for a cup of coffee. It was a longish break . While climbing down one just needs to be careful not to slip or sprain a knee or ankle. At the base our vehicle was waiting and the driver was there to welcome us with drinking water and fruit juice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, as I had mentioned earlier in Part 1, the whole universe conspired to make this trip of ours fruitful. A trek that almost became as a non starter turned out to be an easy ,\u00a0 pleasant and a memorable event.<\/p>\n<p>PS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>Bhutan is a unique country that gives importance to Health and Happiness over Money and Development, at least,\u00a0 that is the official stance.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><b style=\"color: #800080;\">Any write up about <\/b><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Bhutan would<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #800080;\"> be\u00a0 incomplete without a discussion on Happiness. 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Our preparations for Taktsang trek was no less than what goes into planning\u00a0 for the\u00a0 final assault on the summit\u00a0 on a mountaineering expedition\u00a0 . 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