Sutlej River

This river ends up in Pakistan. We view it from 'viewpoint' about 1600m up. The sun is bright and I'm sweating profusely stopping to take pictures I strip down to base layers to cool off. But it doesn't work and the only breeze of worth is that on the road. . Then we drop via a winding road to the valley floor.

The guys and gals swap war stories as we collect at a cold drinks store. Never has a cold drink been so welcome. Ok, there was that time on a school trip to Wales when I was about ten - on a hot train David Yan had the only can of fizzy drink in the carriage, the teacher suggested it would be good to share, and credit to him he did. It's even hotter on the valley floor.

There have been a few offs, but nothing as dramatic as earlier. The roads down were mostly good and once in to the swing of things a good pace can be made.