The End of the Road Trip
One week and nearly 2,000 miles later, our Tibetan Road Trip has come to an end. Today was not near as long as yesterday. We only had to drive about 175 miles, and most of the road was paved. The…
One week and nearly 2,000 miles later, our Tibetan Road Trip has come to an end. Today was not near as long as yesterday. We only had to drive about 175 miles, and most of the road was paved. The…
Today was definitely the longest day of this 7 day road trip. I drove virtually nonstop from 6:55 this morning until 10:15 this evening. Currently it is 1:24 a.m. and I am ready to go to sleep. We covered about 500 miles…
Today was probably the shortest driving day of our whole trip. We only drove about 140 miles and only crossed 3 mountain passes over 14,000 ft. The drive today was one that we have done dozens of times by bus…
Day 4 was definitely the coolest day of the trip! Not ‘cool’ as in cold, but cool for the places we were able to explore. Unfortunately, due to the sensitiveness of the area we visited, I cannot write too much…
Today is Day 5 of this trip! Today has been a busy, but fun day. Just like on Day 3, we have only driven 140 miles or so. But today was primarily a day of preparation for the long-haul return…
We are leaving later this afternoon to continue our Tibetan road trip, but for the next 3 days or so we will not have access to any internet connection. So, look forward to updates on days 3, 4, and 5…
Yesterday I think we crossed at least a dozen different mountain passes. Today, we also crossed a number of large mountains, including one pass that is higher than 16,000 ft. above sea level! However, more than anything else I will…
12 hours, 350 miles, and literally dozens of mountain passes later, we have made it half-way to our primary destination. I am very tired, not only from driving mountain roads all day long, but also for the fact that I…
This past weekend we were finally able to purchase our ministry’s first vehicle. Now we are ready to go. Early tomorrow morning, I am planning to leave with two of our missionaries on a 750 mile trip across a…