So jealous.

(Manasarovar picture by Vivek, posted with permission. © 2007 Vivek Shenai.)

Vivek is back from a month of Kailas-Manasarovar Yatra! Picture set, with a very Vivek-ish commentary, here. (He wonders if he’d have taken better pictures with that Canon 30D which he planned to buy before leaving. I want to disagree - it’s rarely ever about the camera. And he’s probably right when he says an SLR would have been a liability in that kind of weather.)

Meanwhile The Enlightened One had been wandering all over Eastern Europe, while sending us short email commentaries from the hostels and other random places they crashed into. Soon he’s off to someplace in Southeast Asia.

I’m so bloody jealous of these guys.

I had been wondering about the purpose and direction of it all for quite some time now. The weekend was the worst in recent times - contemplating what/where/how/when/why over long walks and a very broody book. I think I’ll wonder less now. Traveling in the Himalayas is the greatest joy and the most peaceful experience I’ve ever known in my adult life so far.