Himalayas. Part Two.

If you thought going to the Taj Mahal was an adventure, that was just the beginning.  Here's where the real fun began...

Up, up, up the mountains we go!  We were headed to Pangong Lake (to camp!!!!) in the Himalayan Mountains. It is about a six hour drive through the mountains.  With a driver who speaks no English.  And in a car with one seat belt.  (Sorry mom.)  Before we left, the company we were going with gave us 3 canisters of oxygen "just in case" for Hannah.  Lovely.

I'll be honest.  I had a bit of a bad attitude before we left.  I had even thought seriously about staying back in Leh (with Hannah) while the rest of our group went on.  I just kept thinking about how much fun it would be riding with a crying 10-month old for 6 hours in the car.  When talking about it with Bob, he said, "The only easy day is yesterday."  And so I went.

For whoever out there was praying.  Thank you.  Your prayers were answered.  Here is what Hannah did for the ENTIRE ride up the mountains...

She slept in my arms!!!!  For anyone who knows her, this is very uncharacteristic of her.  She's not a cuddler, not a sleep-in-your-arms type of baby.  But, thanks be to God, she did.  Amen.


The views of Pangong Lake are indescribable.  In fact, even the drive up was absolutely breathtaking.  I'm thankful that lots of people had cameras to capture the beauty as I held my sleeping  baby in my arms.

Pangong Lake

Family Pic by the Lake

Bob and Hannah

Me and Hannah (that's China behind us!)

We stayed and CAMPED here for 1 night.  The slogan of our "resort" was Luxury Redefined.  Ha!  Actually, for camping it was pretty nice.  There was a bed, sink, and even a toilet!  Impressive.  The resort prepared all our food for us and it was delicious!

And, for the record, Hannah did incredible!  She loved the cooler weather and getting to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed.  We never needed the oxygen that they gave us, but we did take a few pictures of us using it just for fun! (I had some killer headaches while we were there- the elevation was 14,000 ft- so I actually used the oxygen for real.)

What are you doing, mommy?

We drove back to Leh the next afternoon and Hannah SLEPT the ENTIRE WAY again.  The only difference was it took us 3.5 HOURS to get back down when it took us 6 hours to get there!!!!!!  Let's just say the ride down was a little scary.  I'm so thankful Hannah slept the whole way.  

Not only did we make it safely back to Leh, but all the way back to Hyderabad the next day.  Hallelujah!  And at this point, our India adventures are about over.  :(

I loved India, our team, and all the adventures we got to experience while we were there.  I hope that God has it in His plan for us to go back one day.