Day 62 - Off to Bhutan

Off to Bhutan today. We won't have mobile data and don't know whether we will have Wi-Fi, so may not be able to upload the blog.

Update. Bhutan is far more advanced than first thought. We have internet at the hotel and a mobile sim with 8.5 gb of data that cost £6. The bikes are here (Royal Enfield Himalayas) and we have taken them out for a bit of a shakedown run. All working fine and looking forwards to the first real run tomorrow. The culture here is massively different (no beeping, pushy sales people or barging) and the air is so clean. Had a good view of the Himalayas on approach to Paro although the landing was hairy. You have to gradually circle down inside a valley before straightening up for final approach about 100m altitude.
The airport terminal at Paro is amazing (see photos) - more like a palace than an airport terminal!
There are just 4 of us on the tour - us + John and Jim from Alderney (where motorcycling involves a figure of 8 around the island).Читать далее