The next day dawned bright and clear. We paid obesisance at the magnificient Bhimkali temple. The rising sun made the snowy Srikhand Mahadev range glisten in the background like the Collins..

With only a 100 kilo metres of corkscrewing mountain roads we planned to enjoy the day at a leisurely pace. The sun warmed us as we passed through small hamlets called Trapio and Wangto.

The four bikes more like fleet- footed dancers weaved together across the mountains chasing the rhythm. The next day by early afternoon we had reached the small town of Karcham.