Thunderous Tara

The morning comes, but only slowly, into the canyon. The sun climbs in over the gorge eventually, as the birds tweet but rather distantly. We had a rare sleep-in and then went for a swim in the still frigid Tara. Kiran was taking a shine to skinny dipping.

Eventually we climb out from the riverside and get back on the road. After more towering gorges, we come to the reason why this road is closed. A landslide seems to have wiped out a section of the hill, and the heavy machinery was drilling away trying to widen the rock for the new path.

As we cycled past, the rain started to get heavy and we were blinded by the sky turning white. And then BOOM! The thunderstorm was just above us. We rode in the lightning display for a while, completely awestruck by the power of a storm so nearby. We stopped for shelter at a hotel, and then it really started to come down in a heavy downpour punctuated with blinding flashes. It was good timing to find shelter to watch this elemental spectacle.Read more