Day 2 of Teachings in Leh.

After that long trip myself and Emma had 2 down days, poor Emma got the Delhi belly so we now know where the doctor is. The first few days here were scorching hot, but by some miracle it rained on the night before the teaching and the morning of the first day. We sat huddled under umbrellas and shawls, cardboard boxed, no -one moving in case they lost their seat or view of His Holiness.

The teaching ground is about 15 minute drive out of town. So rise at 5.30 am and out the door, find a shared taxi and trudge down the muddy roads to the foreigners section and hope there is a seat close to the speakers or that the radio will work.( The teachings get translated over an FM radio station). The teaching ground is beautiful, backed up beside a rocky hill with a river and trees. There has to be about 10,000 people attending again from all over the Himalayan region. There are a lot more foreigners attending this teaching. Most seem to be hiking tourist all with huge cameras and ADD in that they can not sit still for half an hour let alone 5 hours. I have met some great people though, made new friends and bumped into a few old friends too.