We would head for higher altitude again today, to the village of Gangtey.  The original route would have required us to climb 2000m over 50km, but with a revised schedule, we were to transfer to the top of the pass, have lunch, then either ride or walk to the village.  

The mountain road was windy but very scenic as we gained altitude, with many villages and houses along the hillside.  We had lunch at the top of the pass at 3200m before driving to the start of the walk. A couple of people in our group decided to ride the 15km into the village, but most of us took the very scenic walk across the valley, from pine forest to wide open plain.  We saw many Yaks, pheasants, rhododendrons in flower, and Himalayan Griffons.  It was one of the prettiest walks I’ve done.