Pangong Tso

Today we decided to move from nubra valley to pangong tso.Initially our plan was to take wari la.Since the army denied us permission as we werent on 4WD ,we had to come back to Leh .During this time our tyre burst and time was spent on repairing it and getting it replaced.We started for changla at around 4 pm and reached sakthi village at around 5 pm (40-50 kms from leh).we decided to proceed.we crossed changla , the third highest pass at around 6 pm.Driving became extremly difficult as the sun directly shone into our eyes.we reached village of durbuk around 8 pm and tangtse the recommended lodging point was 15 kms away .we had no mood to travel further and we took shelter at changla queen at durbuk.I must say it was the most wisest decision we had taken.Great hotel for its price ,great food with music ,food alongside river ,food with bonfire ,solar heated water,great restuarant and great hosts.wow so many things to say about the place.All these at 500 for 2 rooms with double beds.Non attached restrooms of course, but you would be the only ones using them as hardly people come to this place.Worth a nights stay.We stayed there for three nights.We visited pangong tso in the morning.Its about 77 kms from durbuk and spangmik is about another 10 kims from Pangong.One Line : Its the most beautiful Lake i have everv seen .one third of it is in India and 2/3 in china .Only pictures can describe the beauty.go to spangmik village though the roads are bad.You will get some excellent shots from the village.The village and the Lake were picture perfect with blue skies and no clouds , mighty peaks with snow,blue water .we spent about 3/4 of the day there and returned to durbuk.Next we went and explored the shyok village.the valleys were beautiful and gorges were deep and narrow.we explored the region for half a day and returned to durbuk.For you information there is a new road constructed between shyok and nubra and it will be completed, hopefully.