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Continuing to Bumthang

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We were already well into the afternoon by now – so it was time to continue the journey towards today’s destination – Bumthang … another good 60km to go.

En-route we had a short stop at the border between the Trongsa and Bumthang regions at Yotongla Chorten – to then proceed to a weaving mill, to get an introduction to weaving and an opportunity for souvenir shopping. We made it to Bumthang only after dark – again with well heated rooms, a great dinner and (in my opinion) the best hotel of the whole trip waiting for us.

Heading for Trongsa

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This morning we had a drive of about 80km ahead of us. First heading back up to the monastery and across Lawala pass and then heading East towards Trongsa. The drive was broken up by a few stops along the way – shorter photo/ toilet stops, one at Pele La pass (at 3420m above sea level) and a longer one at Chendebji Chorten, a bright-white stupa dating back to the 18th century.

As we reached the Mangde Chhu River valley we got a first glimpse of Trongsa Dzong from a view point – with the dzong about a kilometer away (as the crow flies). We however had to follow the street along the valley – making this a 13km drive (plus a stop at a waterfall cafe en-route with probably the best espresso on the trip) – taking us a bit less than an hour.