Day 65 - Gelephu

Big riding day today, 190km from Punakha to Gelephu on the Indian border. The national speed limit is 50km/hr and the roads are very twisty so it took most of the day. In general the roads have been very good, but today they got narrower and parts of the road had collapsed or the tarmac was missing! Our off-road riding skills are improving but we were still caught out by some big pot holes, chickens running across the road and cows refusing to move. The scenery has been amazing all day. It's gradually got more jungle-like as we headed south. We were surprised to see monkeys at the side of road (golden langur) and warnings about elephants crossing. It feels a poorer area and there are fewer people wearing national dress. There are proposals to build an IT mega-city here but it's very controversial.Read more