Good Karma, Bad Karma: McLeod Ganj

Trip Start May 18, 2006
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Trip End Aug 03, 2006


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Friday, June 23, 2006

After a 24 hour bus journey from Jaipur, I arrived in McLeod Ganj, the home to the Tibetan government in exile and the Dalai Lama. The town is much cooler than central India and is populated my a mixture of Tibetans, monks and Indians.

I had the first trip-up on my journey on arrival to McLeod Ganj, literally. Since the Dalai Lama is in town and will be giving teachings this week, all the motels were full. I marched with my packs up and down hilly paths to find an available room and wasn't looking at the path. I fell head first and sprained my ankle. Since I'd wanted to do some trekking the Himalyas, this was a big setback. I found a Tibetan medical clinic and had them examine my ankle and before I knew it, they were putting acupuncture pins in along with some herbal creams and heat. I woke up this morning and feel 50% better. On the upside, I'll stick around town for the Lama's teachings while I heal.
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