June 4, Sunday, Mussoorie
It rained all night, but by the time we got in our taxies at 6 the clouds had cleared enough to make white patterns on the dark rock face and pine forests of the mountains rising steeply above us.
June 3, Saturday, Gangotri
Gangotri is a pilgrim town. Bus after lumbering bus grinds up the rocky, unpaved road to Gangotri and disgorges eager groups of pilgrims who stop at shops to buy the offerings and water bottles
June 2, Friday, Gangotri
We got going late as we decided what to do. Karen, Laura and Gwen went with Sushil and Baldir, our MGVS guides at a rapid pace past the Gangotri and up the long trail along the Ganges toward
June 1, Thursday, Gangotri
Monday, June 5, 2006
We left for Gangotri at 6. Our bus soon lost its power steering and then the cooling system failed. We looked at monkeys and waited until a fleet of four taxies arrived and then continued our ten
May 31, Wednesday, Mussoorie
Monday, June 5, 2006
Since we got to the Dev Dar Woods Hotel at 1:30 in the morning and to bed by 2, we had breakfast at 9. After Indian omelets and tea and toast with good TangiJi peanut butter and jam made at the