There are large river systems which come from the Himalayas and the river beds are very broad. In the winter, there is less water running and we have noticed large areas of sand and rocks, large and small. These are commonly used for drying washing which is laid out on the rocks, playing cricket, tents to sleep in, drying cow dung and collecting rocks and stones.

Travelling from Rishikesh to Dharamshala by road is more than 500km. Travel is slow as the traffic and roads don’t allow for fast travel. We needed ro allow two full days of travel and so we stopped overnight in Nalagarrh Fort which is an old palace. As forts are, we found ourselves on top of a hill with views over Nalagarrh.

We were upgraded to a suite with a separate loungeroom. This shows the entrance to our suite. Very lucky.