Chhucksang to Samar

After a night of waking up several times and a grumbling stomach we left for Samar. 

Packing before leaving - every morning the same procedure

The first half an hour we walked in the riverbed of the Kali Gandaki, then crossed a bridge and climbed up the short but steep slope to Chele. As it was still early we decided to had on without a tea break and half an hour later we reached a canyon. 

Ghyakar

A suspension bridge led over it to village (Ghyakar) and further to Dolpe but we stayed on the right side and followed the way high up on one side of the canyon - sometimes walking on hard rock, then again on loose sand. As it was very narrow we had to walk in single file often and it got interesting when little caravans with and without mules were oncoming. 

Canyon

caravan

We arrived in Samar (3620 m) for a late lunch and my roommate and me were lucky to get a big room - 2 beds for us and 2 for our luggage:-).

Room No. 5 in the Himali Hotel

In the afternoon, most of us went sightseeing - we found a big prayer wheel, mani walls, chörten and a new monastery (built in 2010). 

Big Mani Wheel

Chörten

Monastery Orgyen Drub Gyue Ling (2010)

Ceiling of the monastery

There were poplar trees growing that were cut back every year for their wood that was used to built houses. 

 Poplar tree

From the view point at the end of the village we had a fantastic panorama over Mustang and did a lot of photos. By this, we attracted the children of the village. 

 Kids of Samar