WE halted at Gunji on 3rd night and 4th. On the 4th morning the ITBP personnel gave a briefing on the precautions to be observed at high elevations , and the terrain ahead;we also underwent a medical test;and we rested for the day;evening we joined ITBP staff in bajans.
Front row from left-Bisht,varalakshmi,kalyani[LO],ravi menon,timeri murari,dhanasekaran.
PHOTO- Dhanasekaran,with another yatri climbing behind him.
We started from budhi at 5.30am. and reached Gunji by 3.pm, climbing 2000' in 20 km.;I walked the first ten kilometers and the balance I sat on pony;we passed through the beautiful valley of chialekh with a profusion of wild flowers.We had lunch at Garbyang, the sinking village;here we met the yatris of 13th batch on their way back.
The path passes behind a water fall and we had to wear rain-coates on this trek!!
After prayers,we started walking from Gala at 5.am for Budhi;it is a trek of 20km along river kali;there were 400 steps going down on one sideand Kali was flowing with great force.the landscape was beautiful and we saw a number of waterfalls;actually the path goes behind a waterfall !the other side kali is Nepal;the coniferous forests of fir and deodar were beautiful.I trekked 16km on foot and got on to the pony for the rest;it was raining on and off and i got wet;i reached Budhi at 7.pm;i suddenly felt very chill as my socks got wet;doctorsab,a co-yatri rubbed my feet and gave me a cup of steaming hot tea;it was a tough journey,but the scenery was enchanting as can be seen from the photos posted here.
1st.Sept.2005-We started from Darchula by bus at 8AM and reached Mangti by 2PM.After lunch trekkedf 3km to reach Gala; it was a steep climb and a test of strength;but the scenery was beautiful with river Kali along-side the route;we halted for the night at Gala.[6600'] 
A view of river Kali on the Mangti-Gala trek.
